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

	Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wed
	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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	2.0 E	1.7 E	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	2.2 ENE	1.7 WSW	4.5 ENE	2.5 E	2.3 E	3.5 WNW	3.5 W	2.1 E	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.9 E	1.8 WSW	1.8 E	3.5 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	12	11	17	17	12	13	11	11	11	13	13	10	13	13	13	11	11	13	11	12
Energy(?)	1827	2091	1076	646	1821	1015	1259	989	4775	1715	1340	4526	4244	955	4261	3088	1104	651	835	1057	743	3730
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			10:28PM 2.01	10:15AM 2.54		10:32PM 2.66	5:04AM 1.43	5:16PM 1.58		5:33AM 1.35		1:18AM 2.05		1:49PM 2.03	12:32AM 2.85		12:56PM 2.72	1:14AM 2.85	8:08AM 1.32			3:27AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)	9:56AM 0.29	4:20PM 0.59		4:05AM 0.51	4:23PM 0.49		11:06AM 0.57		11:35PM 0.27	11:40AM 0.22		7:15PM 0.38	7:37AM 0.20		6:22PM 0.29	6:48AM 0.21		7:03PM 0.28		2:24PM 0.39	9:21PM 0.34	9:47AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	heavy rain	clear
Rain (mm)	8	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	14	-
High °C	11	11	10	14	12	13	13	11	11	15	15	11	10	12	8	11	12	10	11	11	8	10
Low °C	11	11	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	12	14	10	10	10	7	9	12	9	8	9	7	9
Chill °C (?)	8	9	8	13	11	12	11	9	7	15	15	9	10	11	6	11	12	10	9	10	7	8
Sunrise	8:15	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:17	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:15
Sunset	-	5:17	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	2.0 E	1.5 E	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 E	1.7 WSW	4.0 ENE	2.5 E	2.3 E	3.5 WNW	3.5 W	2.1 E	1.2 SW	3.0 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.5 E	1.8 WSW	1.8 E	0.7 NNE
Period (s)	10	10	12	10	17	17	12	13	11	11	11	13	13	10	13	13	13	11	11	13	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.5 WNW	1.3 NNW	0.2 SSE	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	1.4 W	0.3 SSW	0.8 SW	-	0.7 W	1.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	13	13	10	12	7	8	9	20	14	18	14	-	16	13	16	-	16	14	14	11	14	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.1 ENE	1.7 E	-	-	2.2 ENE	0.2 ESE	4.5 ENE	1.3 N	1.6 NNE	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	1.9 E	-	1.7 ENE	3.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	12	11	-	-	12	9	11	6	6	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	11	-	6	12

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 E	2.5 N	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.9 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	2.2 ENE	2.0 E	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	11	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	12	12	13	13
Energy(?)	225	1170	1827	1751	2091	1324	683	1076	1013	1010	646	1312	1821	1807	869	1015	1133	991	1259	1079	989	746
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:31AM 2.45						4:05AM 1.33		11:48AM 1.94				10:32PM 2.66					12:29PM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)		3:56AM 0.63				3:39PM 0.59		10:15PM 0.61						5:56PM 0.49				4:45AM 0.41		11:06AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	4	4	4	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	11	10	11	11	10	10	12	12	10	12	12	11	13	12	12	11	11	14	11	10
Chill °C (?)	8	8	8	7	9	9	8	8	11	11	8	10	11	10	12	10	10	9	9	13	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	2.5 N	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.7 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.5 E	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 NNW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.9 E	0.2 SSE	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	10	17	17	16	8	17	17	16	12	9	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.2 ENE	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	1.2 W	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.3 N	0.2 SSE	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	10	9	9	12	7	7	7	17	8	7	7	9	16	20	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.9 E	2.1 ENE	0.4 N	1.3 NNE	1.7 E	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 ENE	2.0 E	0.2 ESE	0.6 E
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	3	10	12	5	5	11	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	9	3

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