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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	Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			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	Shag Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smithfield Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	2	5	9	9	9	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	0.8 SSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.0 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	15	16	11	15	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	15	15	18	16	16	15	13	16	15	14	16
Energy	1068	345	4358	8942	9306	8768	1402	1274	3267	1003	2484	3341	3303	7617	3577	1272	1311	1331	1657	2584	1740	1307
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				9:52AM 2.03		9:20PM 1.67	5:47AM 2.84	12:06PM 1.37	9:02PM 2.22	6:46AM 2.94		9:57PM 2.31	8:17AM 1.91		9:29PM 2.03	8:38AM 3.21		10:23PM 2.14			11:17PM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)		4:35PM 0.30	10:33PM 1.15	3:46AM 0.79	3:14PM 0.40						2:25PM 0.39			2:35PM 0.40			2:46PM 0.23		7:11AM 0.07	5:13PM 0.22		7:49AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-
High °C	13	17	11	11	12	12	10	14	12	10	15	13	11	12	10	11	12	11	14	15	10	10
Low °C	13	10	7	10	11	9	8	11	11	8	14	11	11	12	7	10	12	10	11	13	9	9
Chill °C (?)	11	17	8	11	10	10	9	14	10	10	14	12	10	12	10	11	12	10	13	14	8	8
Sunrise	8:10	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:26
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	0.8 SSW	4.0 WSW	1.8 SE	4.5 SSW	3.0 S	1.8 WSW	2.3 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	16	11	15	13	12	14	11	16	16	14	15	15	18	16	16	15	13	16	15	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	1.4 WSW	0.6 SE	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	-	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.1 W	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	-	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	0.8 WSW	1.3 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	16	21	14	14	-	-	-	-	18	24	21	18	-	8	8	18	12	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	4.0 S	-	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.5 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	15	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4

	Monday 08					Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10								Thu
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	4	3	2	2	2	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	4.5 S	3.0 SW	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 W	2.3 SSE	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	15	15	16	16	16	11	16	15	15	14	13	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	16	16
Energy	1068	733	345	5176	6213	4358	10076	9726	8942	8871	9306	7199	7985	8768	5087	3248	1402	1212	1274	1230	3991	3267
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:42AM 1.42	9:37AM 1.53		4:20PM 2.25						9:09AM 1.51				9:20PM 1.67					12:06PM 1.37		7:39PM 1.84	9:02PM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)						10:33PM 1.15		3:46AM 0.79				5:17PM 0.34				5:53AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	16	17	13	12	10	8	9	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	12	8	10	14	12	11	12
Chill °C (?)	11	15	17	10	9	10	7	7	9	7	8	8	8	8	10	11	6	9	14	11	9	10
Sunrise	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.5 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	4.5 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 W	2.3 SSE	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	16	16	16	11	17	16	15	14	13	16	14	12	14	14	14	14	11	14	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.6 N	0.2 ENE	-	-	1.4 WSW	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	1.3 S	2.1 SW	1.6 SE	-	2.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	1.0 WSW	-
Period (s)	9	8	9	-	-	16	22	21	21	19	14	20	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	20	17	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NW	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	10	10	-	16	15	15	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 08																	Tuesday 09
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury
Rating	4	3	2	2	2	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.4 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	2.5 WSW	1.2 S	0.4 NW	4.0 WSW	3.5 W	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S
Period(s)	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	11	11	12	16	16
Energy	946	932	1068	850	784	733	746	1128	345	345	1103	5176	55	55	6213	1091	92	4358	4157	12817	10076	9811
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			8:42AM 1.42	9:37AM 1.53	10:15AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)											4:49PM 0.27											3:46AM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	15	15	16	17	15	17	17	14	13	14	13	12	8	10	10	9	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	14	14	15	17	14	17	16	14	10	13	12	9	5	8	10	9	5	7	6
Sunrise	-	7:56	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 NNE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 WSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	2.5 WSW	1.2 S	0.4 NW	4.0 WSW	3.5 W	4.5 S	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	4	16	16	15	16	4	4	16	16	16	11	11	12	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.5 NNE	0.4 NE	0.5 NNE	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.1 SE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	0.2 SSE	0.3 NW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 S	0.7 SE	0.7 SE
Period (s)	4	8	9	8	8	8	8	14	9	9	9	-	17	17	-	14	11	16	16	21	22	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.6 N	-	0.6 N	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	1.6 SSW	-	-	1.4 SSW	3.5 WSW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	3.5 WSW	1.9 S	0.6 NW	-	-	3.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S
Period (s)	4	8	-	8	4	4	4	15	-	-	15	10	5	5	10	7	5	-	-	14	16	16

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