South Island New Zealand Surf

Detailed South Island New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in South Island New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in South Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Bluecliffs Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	4	3	4	4	2	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	NNE 6	WSW 11	NW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	SW 14	W 14	WSW 14	SW 12	WSW 13
kJ	1245	2379	1887	1269	1118	461	198	237	240	193	334	291	215	297	3644	1312	492	1063	1030	214	581
Wind (km/h)	SSW	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NE	WNW	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	SSW	N	NNW	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:19PM1.90m	9:02AM1.90m		7:23PM2.71m	8:32AM2.92m		2:51AM1.49m	10:45AM2.00m		9:44PM3.12m	9:59AM2.70m		1:03AM2.44m	11:13AM2.05m		11:06PM3.18m	10:50AM3.00m		11:33PM2.77m
Low Tide		4:49PM0.27m	2:44AM0.34m		4:13PM0.38m	1:40AM0.49m		1:33PM0.36m	8:40PM0.11m	4:34AM0.26m	2:55PM0.45m	3:56AM0.88m		5:39PM0.23m		5:03AM0.35m	6:19PM0.21m		4:40AM0.23m	6:52PM0.22m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	—	2	4	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	3	6	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1
Max °C	13	11	11	13	13	15	17	15	21	18	17	15	17	16	13	16	8	13	17	12	16
Min °C	11	10	10	12	12	15	16	15	19	16	17	14	16	15	12	15	7	12	16	9	15
Chill °C	12	10	9	12	12	15	17	14	21	18	17	14	17	16	13	16	6	13	16	11	16
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