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

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thu
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	8	5	8	7	6	9	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 E	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.7 WSW	5.0 ENE	3.5 E	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	4.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	4.0 W	2.2 WNW	1.7 WSW	2.1 E	2.1 E	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	2.3 W
Period(s) (?)	11	17	17	16	14	11	12	12	11	11	16	15	14	13	11	14	10	11	13	12	12	13
Energy(?)	683	1821	1015	991	1004	5431	3344	4327	3678	2718	9447	6631	2786	4899	1027	1138	902	1068	5273	4451	4164	1703
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:30PM 1.49		5:03AM 1.27	12:29PM 1.98	12:37AM 2.02	11:34AM 2.69		11:52PM 2.81		12:15PM 2.72	1:58AM 2.06			2:41AM 2.06	7:49AM 1.84		8:57PM 1.48	6:28AM 1.67		7:18PM 1.66	7:02AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)	10:22AM 0.28		10:49PM 0.29	11:08AM 0.25		6:36PM 0.43	5:26AM 0.32	5:42PM 0.33		6:07AM 0.25		7:55PM 0.35	8:18AM 0.18	1:31PM 0.42	8:37PM 0.34		12:19PM 0.21			2:41PM 0.41	1:44AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	5	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	16	12	13	13	11	13	11	11	9	11	11	11	13	12	11	9	10	12	9	9	7	10
Low °C	13	12	12	13	10	11	9	10	8	8	10	9	11	11	10	8	9	11	7	7	6	9
Chill °C (?)	16	11	12	11	9	12	10	9	8	11	9	10	11	12	9	7	8	10	6	7	4	10
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:22	-	-	7:39	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:56
Sunset	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:24	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 N	1.7 WSW	4.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	4.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.5 WSW	4.0 W	2.2 WNW	1.7 WSW	0.7 SSW	2.1 E	4.0 W	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	2.3 W
Period (s)	11	17	17	7	14	10	12	11	11	11	16	15	14	13	11	14	14	11	13	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.5 WNW	1.2 NNW	1.4 W	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	-	-	1.4 W	2.1 NW	1.1 WSW	-	-	0.1 SW	-	0.4 WSW	0.6 SW	0.1 W
Period (s)	13	7	8	16	-	-	16	16	14	13	-	-	14	11	14	-	-	14	-	13	8	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	5.0 ENE	-	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	-	-	2.5 WNW	-	-	0.4 ENE	2.1 E	0.6 NW	-	4.0 W	4.0 W	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	9	11	-	12	11	11	-	-	14	-	-	3	10	3	-	12	12	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Blackhead Wairarapa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	5	5	5	8	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	2.0 E	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.0 E	1.5 WSW	5.0 ENE	4.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	11	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	14	14	9	13	11	11	10	12	11	12	12
Energy(?)	676	997	683	986	1821	1785	869	1015	1133	991	991	1173	1004	1469	778	5431	5156	1924	3344	2894	4327	3959
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	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	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		4:05AM 1.33						10:32PM 2.66					12:29PM 1.98	5:16PM 1.58								3:41PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)				10:22AM 0.28		5:56PM 0.49				4:45AM 0.41					6:36PM 0.43	11:25PM 0.60				11:37AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	13	13	14	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	10	11	13	10	13	11	13	9	14	11	9
Chill °C (?)	8	12	12	13	11	11	12	12	10	10	11	8	9	11	8	12	9	13	8	14	9	7
Sunrise	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	2.0 E	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 NNW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 N	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.1 SW	1.5 WSW	4.5 E	4.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 E	2.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E
Period (s)	11	12	11	11	17	16	8	17	17	16	7	14	14	16	13	10	11	10	12	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	0.3 S	0.8 ENE	0.3 S	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 NNW	0.8 N	0.9 N	1.4 W	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.8 WSW	-	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.8 SW
Period (s)	13	9	13	9	7	7	17	8	7	7	16	-	-	8	18	-	14	15	16	18	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 N	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	3.0 E	0.8 E	5.0 ENE	4.5 ENE	3.0 NE	-	3.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE
Period (s)	4	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	4	11	11	9	-	11	12	12

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