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

	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			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	Smithfield Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	9	9	7	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	7	5	4	4	8	9	5	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	1.8 W	2.3 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 W	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	14	15	17	17	15	15	14	16	17	15	13	13	12	9
Energy	8983	9182	6756	1373	1252	3267	1003	2513	1042	3420	3593	6423	3030	1033	1183	7371	8025	4862	2211	1251	832	242
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:52AM 2.03		11:49PM 1.33	5:47AM 2.84	12:06PM 1.37	7:39PM 1.84	6:46AM 2.94		7:09PM 2.56	8:17AM 1.91		12:05AM 1.86	10:02AM 2.12		9:01PM 2.85		1:34PM 2.12	1:56AM 2.01	11:55AM 2.28	3:49PM 1.97	11:05PM 2.34	4:14AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)		3:14PM 0.40				1:55AM 0.46		2:25PM 0.39	1:19AM 0.46		4:51PM 0.55		3:48AM 0.22	2:55PM 0.71		6:12AM 0.34		7:47PM 0.13	5:38AM 0.00			10:29AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	4	-
High °C	12	11	10	10	14	10	9	14	13	13	11	9	9	13	12	13	16	9	10	11	11	8
Low °C	10	10	9	8	12	9	8	13	11	12	11	8	8	13	12	13	13	8	8	11	10	7
Chill °C (?)	11	8	9	10	14	8	8	13	13	13	9	7	7	12	11	12	16	6	8	11	9	4
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:17
Sunset	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SE	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	1.8 W	2.3 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 S	1.3 W	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	15	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	14	15	17	17	15	15	14	16	17	15	13	11	12	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	2.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	2.0 WSW	0.3 SE	-	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	0.8 SW	-	-	0.4 SSW	1.2 N	0.4 SW
Period (s)	21	14	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	-	14	11	-	7	6	-	6	-	-	13	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 W	-	-	-	1.7 SSW	-	0.3 NNW
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	13	-	2

	Tuesday 09							Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	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	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.8 W	1.7 W	2.3 SSE	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 SW	1.4 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 WSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	17	15	14	14	13	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	11	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	17
Energy	8511	9685	8983	8451	9182	7157	6725	6756	5087	3225	1373	1212	1252	1230	3940	3267	3184	3047	1003	1009	2513	1372
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	high	low	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:09AM 1.51				11:49PM 1.33					12:06PM 1.37		7:39PM 1.84				6:46AM 2.94	11:13AM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)		3:46AM 0.79				5:17PM 0.34				5:53AM 0.23							1:55AM 0.46	4:32AM 0.33			2:25PM 0.39	5:32PM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	10	8	10	14	11	10	10	9	9	8	11	13	12
Chill °C (?)	7	7	8	7	8	8	7	7	8	9	6	10	14	10	8	8	7	7	6	9	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.8 W	1.7 W	2.3 SSE	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 SW	1.4 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 WSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	17	16	15	14	13	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	11	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	1.2 S	2.1 SW	1.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	1.0 WSW	-	-	1.2 SSE	-	1.0 SSE	0.8 WSW	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	23	22	21	19	14	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	17	-	-	12	-	11	18	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	17	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Tuesday 09
	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	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	3.5 W	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S
Period(s)	11	11	17	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	13	15	15	14
Energy	4358	4227	8511	8588	8591	9685	9491	9066	8983	9084	8918	8451	7748	11094	9182	9804	7255	7157	7101	6379	6725	6307
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										9:52AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)				3:46AM 0.79												3:14PM 0.40		5:17PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	10	9	7	6	6	7	7	9	8	9	9	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	3.5 W	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	4.0 S	4.0 S	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S
Period (s)	11	11	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	13	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.2 S	1.0 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	1.4 SE	3.0 SW	1.4 SE	-	-
Period (s)	16	16	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	14	14	14	14	20	14	20	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	17	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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