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

	Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Mon
	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	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	3	3	9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	5	5	5	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 ESE	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.7 ESE	4.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.0 S	1.7 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.1 W	0.6 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	17	12	10	14	14	12	12	13	12	12	15	13	12	10	14	13	14	15	13	14	14
Energy(?)	383	681	3018	90	6646	3954	1439	1276	1458	1132	919	1228	1089	967	244	278	2396	4081	4473	1121	1358	1106
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:27AM 1.94	1:39PM 1.91	2:06AM 1.96	10:35AM 3.21	4:40PM 1.33	3:02AM 1.86		5:37PM 1.53		11:44AM 3.12	4:01PM 1.82		6:28AM 1.46	4:43PM 1.79		7:42AM 1.52	5:06PM 1.86		5:24AM 1.77		8:55PM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)			7:47PM 0.13	4:26AM 0.80		8:45PM 0.11	9:09AM 0.15		11:50PM 0.39	5:37AM 0.30		10:53PM 0.59	12:43PM 0.19		10:34PM 0.25			11:17PM 0.34	11:34AM 0.35	2:44PM 0.59	3:20AM 0.56	9:25AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	11	11	12	10	15	15	11	18	19	19	21	20	14	11	12	11	12	15	13	16
Low °C	18	15	7	10	12	8	12	13	11	15	16	16	19	17	13	10	12	11	11	15	11	14
Chill °C (?)	20	19	8	8	10	8	15	14	9	18	19	19	21	20	14	9	10	8	11	15	12	16
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:41	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	4.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.0 S	1.7 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.1 W	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	14	14	12	12	13	12	12	15	13	12	10	7	13	14	15	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.5 ESE	1.6 S	0.6 S	1.0 S	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.6 S	1.1 S	0.4 NE	0.1 S	0.1 N	0.6 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	17	7	7	10	11	16	15	11	10	15	11	5	21	5	14	8	7	8	-	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.7 NW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.4 ENE	-	-	2.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	5	12	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	10	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 30							Tuesday 31								Wednesday 01
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	5	6	5	4	3	4	5	3	3	4	9	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 NW	1.0 SSW	1.8 SW	3.5 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 SSW	2.3 S	3.5 S	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	10	17	10	11	16	16	9	14	8	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	12	12	13
Energy(?)	3144	5944	4689	1048	882	1220	3948	679	599	1337	9512	1320	4257	5922	4883	3281	3564	3430	3427	1214	1276	3367
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	low
High Tide / height (m)					3:48PM 1.33												2:48AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)			7:27AM 0.21				8:02PM 0.12			4:21AM 0.47	8:26AM 0.16				8:31PM 0.12	10:55PM 0.34			8:53AM 0.16	11:20AM 0.45		6:44PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	11	12	17	20	13	10	14	15	12	9	10	10	12	10	9	8	8	9	15	15	16
Chill °C (?)	16	9	10	17	20	11	8	14	15	10	6	9	8	10	8	8	6	5	7	15	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:40
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 NNW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 NW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	1.3 SSE	3.5 S	1.8 S	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	11	16	16	10	17	15	11	16	16	9	14	14	14	12	14	13	14	14	14	12	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	0.7 E	1.0 E	0.9 WSW	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 WSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.1 S	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	0.6 S	1.0 S	-
Period (s)	16	12	12	16	11	11	11	11	10	15	11	10	10	14	10	10	10	10	13	16	15	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.6 WSW	-	0.9 WNW	1.8 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	4.0 SSW	2.3 S	-	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	5	10	11	-	-	-	14	8	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13

	Monday 30
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	5	6	5	4	3	4	5	3	3	4	9	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 NW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 NW	1.1 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.8 NW	1.5 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	16	16	11	11	16	16	11	11	10	16	11	11	16	15	17	14	14	14	16	15	14
Energy(?)	2152	5873	6139	1093	346	1108	1010	474	485	1211	1371	335	412	1136	4736	681	8422	8422	8875	423	477	2155
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	off	on	cross	cross- off	off	on	off	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)							7:43AM 0.19		9:31AM 0.32										7:47PM 0.13		9:58PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	12	12	15	17	11	11	17	18	18	15	13	17	18	12	17	12	12	11	14	14	11
Chill °C (?)	15	10	10	15	16	9	9	16	17	18	14	12	16	17	9	17	9	9	7	14	14	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 NW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 NW	1.1 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.8 NW	1.5 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	2.5 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	11	16	16	11	11	16	16	11	11	10	16	11	11	11	15	11	12	12	11	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.8 E	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 E	0.3 SSE	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.8 E	0.9 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	-
Period (s)	12	8	8	12	13	8	7	13	13	12	11	16	16	7	12	17	7	7	7	11	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 NE	0.7 SW	-	-	1.3 WNW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	-	0.8 SW	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	3.0 WSW	0.7 NW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	0.9 W
Period (s)	5	4	-	-	6	5	5	6	6	-	6	4	3	16	8	5	14	14	14	-	-	4

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