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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	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Airport Rights Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Windies (Ngawi) Wairarapa	Lyall Bay Wellington	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kaka Point Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Colac Bay Southland
Rating	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 S	2.4 W	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 WSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	2.2 SSW	1.6 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	3.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.2 S	0.7 SSE	2.5 WNW	1.4 WSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WSW	1.6 W
Period(s) (?)	6	7	6	9	8	9	8	9	10	9	12	11	9	11	10	8	10	17	16	11	11	13
Energy(?)	74	641	310	763	1434	272	238	1213	563	508	694	832	1338	177	296	166	1602	2078	892	1887	2245	915
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:36PM 2.23		5:53AM 1.44	3:47PM 1.73	12:34AM 2.05	4:12AM 1.84		7:02PM 1.46	7:22AM 1.55			7:57AM 1.48	2:15PM 1.97	8:32PM 1.25	6:37AM 2.22		9:09PM 1.26	9:31AM 1.42		10:13PM 1.44	10:23AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)			11:27PM 0.29	12:14PM 0.31			10:21AM 0.42	1:09PM 0.28	1:03AM 0.79		2:06PM 0.58	12:47AM 0.35			2:37AM 0.26	12:47PM 0.95	3:43PM 0.25	3:16AM 0.26		3:47PM 0.26		4:07AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	2	1	1	1	6	9	-
High °C	20	13	15	14	13	14	11	13	9	16	16	17	17	17	19	15	15	13	16	15	13	14
Low °C	19	12	11	12	13	11	10	13	8	14	15	16	17	16	16	11	15	8	13	14	13	11
Chill °C (?)	20	10	13	14	10	12	9	12	7	16	14	17	16	15	19	13	14	12	16	13	12	13
Sunrise	5:43	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	9:23	-	-	9:27	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	9:40	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.2 N	0.5 NW	2.2 SSW	0.2 N	1.2 S	0.3 SE	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	3.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.2 S	0.7 SSE	0.7 NW	1.4 WSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 WSW	2.4 WNW	1.6 W
Period (s)	6	12	6	9	10	9	11	9	10	9	12	11	9	11	10	8	9	17	16	16	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.1 N	0.3 SE	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.8 SW	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.8 NE	-	0.4 SW	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.2 W	0.4 SW	0.7 SE	0.2 N	1.1 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	18	9	8	17	8	8	11	9	14	10	6	-	11	6	9	21	10	10	13	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NE	2.4 W	1.9 SSW	-	3.5 WSW	0.6 WNW	1.2 S	2.2 SSW	-	-	0.8 NNW	1.2 NE	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	2.5 WNW	1.8 W	1.5 WSW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WSW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	5	7	6	-	8	3	8	9	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	6	10	12	6	11	11	3

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	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Kaka Point Catlins	Blackhead Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa
Rating	3	2	1	1	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	1.7 SW	2.4 W	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 S	2.5 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	10	10	13	8	13	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	11	9	8	8	9	9	9
Energy(?)	727	215	61	51	1035	876	2298	1057	538	537	437	913	245	876	634	1208	696	315	310	315	559	505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	high	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				5:28PM 1.29		11:56PM 2.03	3:33AM 1.83	6:00AM 1.39				5:13PM 1.65		12:44AM 1.96		4:40AM 2.26	7:09AM 1.40			6:50PM 1.33	7:12PM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)	8:57AM 0.43				9:10PM 0.36					12:29PM 0.66								1:00PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	9	5	-	-	1	-	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	9	20	18	9	11	8	10	13	14	15	11	10	10	10	8	14	11	12	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	6	7	20	18	6	10	4	10	13	14	15	10	10	8	9	5	13	9	11	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	1.7 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 ENE	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 S	1.3 S	0.1 N	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	0.3 SE	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	6	10	13	15	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	10	8	7	9	11	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.2 N	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 N	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	6	8	11	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	12	8	11	11	8	11	11	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NE	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	2.4 W	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	-	-	-	2.1 SSW	-	2.5 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	3	6	8	13	8	-	-	-	8	-	8	8	11	9	8	-	-	-	-

	Friday 19																Saturday 20
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Kaka Point Catlins	Blackhead Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa
Rating	3	2	1	1	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.4 SE	1.5 SW	1.8 WNW	1.5 SW	0.4 SE	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	2.1 SSW	0.4 SE	3.5 WSW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ENE	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	6	10	11	7	11	10	13	11	12	6	10	8	12	14	8	7	7	8	8	8
Energy(?)	798	283	74	73	603	574	591	68	46	69	55	404	51	1758	78	358	57	603	605	556	822	799
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)											5:40PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	3	3	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	19	18	9	14	8	19	17	18	17	10	14	12	14	8	17	11	11	10	11	12
Chill °C (?)	7	6	19	18	7	12	5	19	15	17	15	6	12	9	12	5	16	8	8	8	9	10
Sunrise	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	9:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	0.4 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	1.5 SW	0.9 WSW	1.5 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	0.4 SW	0.6 NNE	0.4 SE	0.3 N	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	10	6	6	11	12	11	6	6	6	12	5	10	11	8	14	8	8	8	10	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 N	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SW	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.1 N	0.3 SE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	11	8	8	6	18	9	8	9	9	9	8	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSW	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	-	1.8 WNW	-	0.4 NNE	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.5 WSW	0.7 WNW	1.0 SSW	0.6 WNW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	12	5	5	-	7	-	5	6	5	6	6	3	8	4	6	4	7	7	8	8	8

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