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.

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Preloading...

16 day forecast maps are a premium feature
Sign Up

Already have an account? Sign in

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sun		Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	4	4	9	9	8	5	5	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.7 S	3.5 WSW	3.5 S	4.0 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.9 NE
Period(s)	14	14	13	8	12	11	10	14	14	13	14	13	14	19	14	14	13	13	13	11	12	7
Energy	3350	1147	1127	1004	3451	1189	1543	6586	4242	3780	1637	1052	8706	8961	7545	3734	3113	1092	1298	535	524	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:02PM 1.77	11:29AM 1.73		7:57PM 1.81	8:25AM 1.86		11:28PM 1.76			2:16AM 1.40			1:11AM 1.65			1:36AM 1.74	3:48AM 1.35	1:43PM 2.05			4:07PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	3:23PM 0.25		5:09AM 0.30	1:40PM 0.40	2:08AM 0.46		5:26PM 0.28		7:00AM 0.29	5:56PM 0.34	8:08PM 0.25	8:29AM 0.22	4:07PM 0.44	6:57PM 0.34	6:57AM 0.33	4:54PM 0.45	7:23PM 0.38	9:57AM 0.27		9:41PM 0.33	8:18AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	13	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	11	14	11	8	9	6	9	10	13	14	10	10	10	10	10	13	11	10	11	12
Low °C	8	8	10	12	8	8	8	4	8	7	12	12	9	8	8	10	9	10	10	9	7	11
Chill °C (?)	10	8	10	14	9	8	7	3	9	8	12	14	8	8	8	9	9	12	10	8	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:39	-	-	8:11	-	-	7:41	-	-	8:14	-
Sunset	5:09	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:06	-	-	4:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.3 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.7 S	2.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.0 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.6 NE
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	14	14	13	14	13	15	19	14	14	13	13	13	11	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 NE	0.6 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 S	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	1.6 SW	0.1 S	-	0.1 E	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 S
Period (s)	11	10	11	12	17	16	15	10	11	12	12	12	-	-	15	10	-	9	11	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	-	1.8 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	1.7 WSW	0.5 NW	-	-	0.7 NNE	-	1.9 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	12	-	10	-	-	-	12	-	14	-	-	14	4	-	-	4	-	7

	Sunday 24			Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	6	7	7	7	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	2.1 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.3 S	2.3 SW	1.7 WSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period(s)	14	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	8	12	12	12	12	12	11	15	10	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	3350	1239	1179	1147	1016	1269	1127	1082	1004	2630	4162	3451	534	1823	1189	1567	1543	5708	6494	6586	6024	5393
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		5:34PM 2.85		11:02PM 1.77				11:32AM 1.78					12:37AM 1.51		8:25AM 1.86					11:28PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)						5:09AM 0.30			1:40PM 0.40					4:46AM 0.30				5:09PM 0.31				5:33AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	14	8	9	14	10	10	11	14	12	13	11	13	8	8	8	9	7	6	5	4	5
Chill °C (?)	10	14	7	8	14	9	9	11	14	11	11	9	13	6	8	6	7	4	3	2	0	2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 S	0.9 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	11	15	10	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.6 N	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 N	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	9	10	11	10	12	12	11	17	10	10	16	15	15	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	2.3 SW	-	-	1.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	12	12	12	-	12	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 24											Monday 25
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	6	7	7	7	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	4028	3663	3350	3350	3196	1239	1058	1019	1179	1163	1163	1147	1099	1077	1016	1002	1421	1269	1249	1249	1127	1109
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)						5:34PM 2.85						11:02PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)				3:23PM 0.25														5:09AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	10	9	9	14	14	14	8	9	9	9	9	9	14	14	10	10	10	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	9	10	10	9	9	14	14	14	7	8	8	8	8	8	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

List of all animated swell maps

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None