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

	Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tue
	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.4 E	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.8 WSW	4.0 ENE	2.5 E	2.1 E	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	2.3 W	3.0 W
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	10	11	11	12	12	17	16	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	14	12	13	12	13
Energy(?)	681	468	217	1837	2200	599	1083	584	1027	1149	1162	3884	1466	1048	2252	3140	2160	3974	3287	3078	1496	3446
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:02PM 1.59		3:28AM 1.46	3:45PM 1.59		4:16AM 1.44	4:29PM 1.59		11:30AM 2.09		11:22PM 3.26	11:45AM 3.24	4:12PM 2.30		6:51AM 1.30		6:45PM 1.54	7:05AM 1.37		8:02PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)			9:28PM 0.62	9:29AM 0.63		10:16PM 0.29	10:17AM 0.61		11:05PM 0.58	5:18AM 0.49	5:40PM 0.46		5:32AM 0.95		12:15AM 0.32		12:42PM 0.47	1:07AM 0.21		1:14PM 0.18	2:26AM 0.17	9:01AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	14	6	1	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	1	-	2	1	-
High °C	12	12	9	11	10	10	15	12	13	13	11	10	15	15	13	11	11	10	9	12	11	9
Low °C	10	9	8	10	9	10	12	12	11	12	10	9	12	13	11	10	10	7	7	11	9	7
Chill °C (?)	11	10	7	9	8	8	15	11	12	10	9	7	15	15	11	9	9	9	8	12	10	8
Sunrise	7:45	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:26
Sunset	-	5:02	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.4 E	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.8 WSW	4.0 ENE	2.5 E	2.1 E	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	2.3 W	0.1 SE
Period (s)	14	13	12	10	11	11	12	11	17	16	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	14	12	13	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.2 ENE	0.4 SW	0.3 WSW	1.2 E	0.2 S	1.4 E	1.3 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	15	13	13	13	9	12	7	8	20	18	18	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SE	1.3 E	-	-	0.8 NNE	1.1 N	0.9 NNE	-	2.2 N	0.7 E	4.0 ENE	-	1.3 N	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	2.5 W	-	-	3.0 W
Period (s)	-	5	5	-	-	4	6	4	-	8	4	11	-	6	11	-	-	-	13	-	-	13

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock Point Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 N	3.0 N	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.8 E
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	11	11	8	8	11	12	12
Energy(?)	557	485	681	613	468	491	235	217	203	904	1837	1628	2200	798	670	599	1031	989
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:42AM 1.48					3:11PM 1.31						9:42AM 3.03						4:05AM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)			8:43AM 0.64					9:28PM 0.62		3:56AM 0.63						10:32PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	1	5	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	9	10	12	12	10	9	9	8	10	10	9	9	9	11	10	9	11
Chill °C (?)	7	8	9	11	10	8	7	7	5	8	7	6	7	6	9	8	7	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 N	3.0 N	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.8 E
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	11	11	8	8	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.3 SE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.1 NE	0.3 SE	0.2 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 ENE	1.2 E	0.4 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	8	7	9	9	9	16	5	15	9	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	1.1 E	0.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	0.8 NNE	1.8 E	1.2 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	9	3	5	5	-	-	-	-	8	8	4	10	5

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