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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	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland
Rating	4	8	5	3	2	9	9	9	7	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW
Period(s)	9	18	18	16	16	12	15	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	13	16	17	15	15	15	14	16
Energy	1216	7963	3718	963	345	8333	9154	9105	6871	1402	1261	3589	1271	1376	3679	3760	4536	3855	1181	1026	1081	1358
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:02PM 1.69		9:37AM 1.53		10:44PM 1.59	9:52AM 2.03		11:49PM 1.33	5:47AM 2.84	12:06PM 1.37	7:39PM 1.84	6:34AM 2.56		9:57PM 2.31	8:17AM 1.91		10:52PM 2.39	8:38AM 3.21		9:01PM 2.85	10:59AM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)	9:16AM 1.12		9:36PM 1.16	3:35AM 0.42	4:35PM 0.30		3:46AM 0.79	3:14PM 0.40				1:55AM 0.46		3:53PM 0.61			3:22PM 0.33			2:55PM 0.71		4:44AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	heavy rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	5	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	9	13	16	17	9	10	12	11	10	15	12	11	14	14	12	10	9	12	13	13	13
Low °C	10	9	11	13	10	8	8	10	10	8	13	11	9	14	11	11	10	7	11	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	8	11	16	17	6	9	10	10	10	15	11	10	13	12	11	10	7	12	13	13	12
Sunrise	7:58	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:30
Sunset	-	5:14	-	-	4:59	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 SSE	1.8 SE	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	9	18	18	16	16	11	16	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	13	16	17	15	15	15	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNE	0.2 ENE	2.0 SSE	0.7 SE	2.1 SW	-	-	1.4 S	0.9 W	-	0.3 S	1.4 WSW	-	-	-	0.9 W	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	9	8	9	19	21	14	-	-	12	7	-	15	16	-	-	-	8	8	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	-	4.0 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	-	12	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Sunday 07					Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wed
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	8	9	5	5	5	3	3	3	2	4	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	7
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 W	2.3 W	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 WSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	4.5 S	4.0 S
Period(s)	9	9	18	18	17	18	18	18	16	15	16	15	21	12	12	16	15	15	13	16	15	14
Energy	1216	1073	7963	9607	3928	3718	4505	997	963	751	345	3158	11187	8333	8188	11289	9154	7217	9105	7091	7732	6871
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				4:02PM 1.69						9:37AM 1.53				10:44PM 1.59								11:49PM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)		9:19AM 0.60				9:36PM 1.16		3:35AM 0.42				4:22PM 0.43				3:46AM 0.79		11:43AM 0.56		5:17PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	11	9	9	11	11	11	11	13	16	17	9	9	9	9	9	8	11	10	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	8	10	8	9	11	11	11	10	12	16	17	6	8	7	7	8	7	11	7	10	9	9
Sunrise	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 W	0.8 NNW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 NE	1.6 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.5 S	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	4.0 WSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	4.5 S	4.0 S
Period (s)	9	10	18	18	17	18	18	18	16	15	16	8	18	11	12	17	16	15	13	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.6 S	2.0 SSE	1.5 S	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	-	2.1 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	22	10	9	9	9	9	4	8	8	9	14	22	19	21	22	21	-	14	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.6 N	-	2.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.0 S	-	4.5 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	-	15	21	12	-	16	15	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 07	Monday 08
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	4	8	9	5	5	5	3	3	3	2	4	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	7
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	1.6 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	16
Energy	1130	1123	1216	1216	1073	1073	5014	7154	7963	8888	9109	9607	9932	9817	3928	2200	3718	3718	3718	3977	4505	873
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:31AM 1.45									4:02PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)				9:16AM 1.12												9:36PM 1.16						3:35AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	6	6	8	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	1.7 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	10	10	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	8	18	18	18	18	18	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	1.6 W	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 N
Period (s)	9	9	10	10	22	22	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	18	9	9	9	9	9	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	-	-	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 N
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	9	9	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

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