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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Fri
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Campbells Bay Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	All Day Bay Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Fields Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lyall Bay Wellington	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.3 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 NW	2.0 E	4.5 ENE	1.6 W	2.0 E	0.4 SW	2.5 W	2.3 W	1.3 E	1.0 NE	3.0 SSW	1.0 SSE	1.9 S	2.5 S	2.0 WSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	13	8	9	10	9	13	11	12	14	9	9	9	8	12	11	11	11	15	15
Energy(?)	1979	775	513	26	229	686	775	597	6761	797	1285	88	1207	1496	449	241	3392	390	904	2714	2194	556
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:48PM 2.46		5:53AM 1.52	5:44PM 2.09		5:47AM 2.34				1:13PM 1.43				2:15AM 1.90				10:02AM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)			11:34PM 0.78			11:54PM 0.94		12:50PM 1.19							8:02PM 0.56				3:55AM 0.19	4:16PM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	clear	risk thund- der	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	5	2	-	15	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	3
High °C	13	15	14	20	16	15	18	17	19	15	14	13	18	17	14	15	16	14	15	16	11	13
Low °C	11	15	13	16	15	14	16	17	18	14	14	11	15	15	12	14	14	12	15	16	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	20	15	14	18	17	19	14	14	13	18	16	13	15	15	12	14	16	8	12
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:28
Sunset	-	6:10	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:04	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.3 S	0.1 S	2.1 ENE	1.8 NW	2.0 E	4.5 ENE	1.6 W	2.0 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.9 WSW	1.3 E	1.0 NE	1.8 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.5 E	2.3 S	2.0 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	11	10	4	12	9	10	9	13	11	12	12	15	9	9	8	12	11	11	11	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 NNE	0.6 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.7 WSW	0.1 S	-	0.5 W	0.3 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 NNE	0.4 NW	1.6 W	0.2 S
Period (s)	16	13	14	8	12	8	12	14	-	18	18	14	15	-	13	12	12	12	5	8	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 NE	1.3 ENE	3.0 NE	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-	2.5 W	2.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 WSW	3.0 SSW	-	1.9 S	2.5 S	-	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	8	9	-	-	-	2	-	-	9	9	2	4	12	-	11	11	-	3

	Friday 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon
	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	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	1.2 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.4 E	1.9 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.4 ENE	3.5 E
Period(s) (?)	11	11	15	14	11	10	11	9	10	13	10	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11
Energy(?)	1022	703	1439	1230	558	513	519	233	300	216	383	813	1033	1011	1123	1536	1462	1586	1154	1117	1477	2957
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	flow	flow
High Tide / height (m)				5:23PM 1.51				5:18AM 2.49						10:54PM 1.53				11:35AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)		10:28AM 1.35				10:42PM 0.99				11:25AM 0.93		3:51PM 0.53							1:15PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	16	13	13	14	14	14	10	14	18	21	15	14	14	18	15	16	17	17	17	15	18
Chill °C (?)	7	16	13	13	14	14	14	9	14	18	21	14	13	13	18	14	16	17	17	17	14	18
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.5 E	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 E	3.5 E
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	11	10	11	9	10	9	6	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.5 N	1.2 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.4 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.2 ESE	0.6 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.1 W	1.3 W	-	-
Period (s)	13	12	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	5	13	8	8	12	-	8	13	12	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 E	1.9 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	-	2.4 ENE	1.1 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	-	-	10	4

	Friday 10																	Saturday 11
	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	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 WSW	1.5 W	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 NE	0.7 E	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 E	1.1 E
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	13	9	9	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	10
Energy(?)	1527	781	1979	1958	859	859	830	647	775	690	40	743	338	120	202	164	303	303	143	120	157	252
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)																	10:28PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)					10:12AM 0.95
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	12	11	12	15	16	18	16	15	15	16	12	12	12	14	12	13	13	11	11	11	14
Chill °C (?)	8	12	11	12	14	16	18	16	14	14	16	10	9	10	13	10	12	11	10	10	10	13
Sunrise	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WSW	1.5 W	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.7 E	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	4	13	13	9	10	9	6	6	9	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.6 N	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.8 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 NNE	0.6 NNE	-	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	10	12	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	10	5	13	4	4	13	13	13	13	-	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	1.2 ENE	1.4 NE	0.8 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	-	1.1 ENE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	9	4	3	4	10	10	-	-	6	4

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