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 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Wavetraps West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	2	5	3	2	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.4 WSW	2.2 N	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 NE	2.4 NE	1.1 SSW	1.9 NE	0.8 ENE	2.0 W	2.4 SSW	3.5 W
Period(s)	11	10	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	9	14	13	13	11	7	8	15	9	9	7	11	14
Energy	705	832	1363	791	1225	1337	1421	1291	92	1482	631	852	1012	874	146	1074	551	838	204	606	1365	5428
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:40PM 1.96	1:49AM 1.93		2:20PM 1.89	2:29AM 1.85		3:03PM 1.81		3:13AM 1.77	5:05PM 1.83		6:39AM 1.74		7:11PM 1.80	7:30AM 1.72		8:04PM 1.79	8:23AM 1.73		7:46PM 1.79	8:01AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)			7:48PM 0.50	8:08AM 0.41		8:28PM 0.58	8:49AM 0.49		12:17AM 0.57	9:35AM 0.57		11:15PM 0.76		1:03PM 0.63	1:37AM 0.69		1:56PM 0.62	2:29AM 0.66		2:48PM 0.57	2:04AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	25	3	-	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	11	13	14	14	15	13	14	15	16	15	14	12	14	15	19	18	11	12	18	16	14	11
Low °C	10	13	14	12	14	10	13	13	13	15	13	10	11	13	17	16	10	11	14	15	10	11
Chill °C (?)	11	13	12	14	15	12	13	14	15	15	14	12	13	15	19	18	8	11	17	14	13	8
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:35
Sunset	-	5:40	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 N	2.2 N	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.3 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	0.8 ENE	1.7 WNW	0.6 ENE	3.5 W
Period (s)	11	10	14	14	15	15	15	14	7	9	14	13	13	11	14	8	10	9	9	7	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.6 WSW	1.8 WNW	-	-	-	1.8 WNW	1.5 NW	0.4 WSW	1.2 WNW	-	0.3 SW	-	0.8 WSW	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.2 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	16	9	-	-	-	11	11	15	8	-	19	-	16	10	13	15	15	15	14	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.4 WNW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	-	-	0.7 W	-	-	-	1.1 NE	2.4 NE	-	1.1 NW	-	2.0 W	2.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	9	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	-	7	8	-	5	-	7	11	-

	Monday 04							Tuesday 05								Wednesday 06
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s)	12	12	11	10	10	10	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy	857	814	705	666	832	855	1560	1328	1058	637	1244	1784	1225	1328	1292	1337	1145	1145	1056	1054	1291	1197
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	1:12AM 1.98				1:40PM 1.96									4:47PM 1.97				5:03AM 1.86				4:16PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)			7:29AM 0.34				7:48PM 0.50					9:11AM 0.47				11:01PM 0.60				11:19AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	11	10	10	11	13	13	12	11	11	11	15	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	11	15	13	15
Chill °C (?)	10	8	9	11	13	13	11	10	11	9	14	16	15	13	12	11	10	8	10	15	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	10	10	10	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	16	15	14	14	-	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	4	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.6 NNE	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	3	4	4

	Monday 04
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 SW	1.8 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	16	16	12	12	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy	857	857	857	843	828	814	772	745	624	692	346	346	478	441	524	524	564	564	677	803	1382	1344
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:12AM 1.98															4:04PM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)								7:29AM 0.34													8:53PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	12	10	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	12	9	10	9	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 SW	1.8 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	16	16	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	-	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	11	11	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 W	2.5 W	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9

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