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

	Thu	Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	6	4	9	8	3	9	9	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	2.2 NW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.5 ENE	3.5 WSW	1.0 SSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.0 SSW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	9	9	8	9	11	10	9	12	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	15
Energy	701	710	695	805	1332	1057	49	5602	1282	8850	7373	544	14263	8499	6031	3879	1382	4241	4179	4316	4633	1007
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:21AM 2.99		1:32PM 2.58	2:05AM 2.91			9:17PM 1.73	4:15AM 1.72			4:22AM 1.73		8:28PM 1.64	8:50AM 1.60	5:57PM 1.69		5:47AM 2.84		10:14PM 1.72	10:42AM 1.78		7:20PM 2.92
Low Tide / height (m)		7:37AM 1.12		7:57PM 1.13	8:59AM 0.62	1:01PM 1.01		10:38AM 0.51	2:42PM 0.39	10:11PM 0.64	10:45AM 0.60	3:47PM 0.41	2:53AM 0.46			12:08AM 0.60		4:06PM 0.35		4:32AM 0.33	5:00PM 0.29	1:30AM 0.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	13	7	6	7	-	3	2	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	15	13	12	11	10	9	12	11	13	14	10	11	10	10	12	15	14	15	15	12
Low °C	12	12	14	12	11	9	8	6	11	10	11	13	7	8	10	9	11	14	13	14	13	11
Chill °C (?)	12	12	14	13	9	9	9	6	11	11	11	14	7	8	10	9	12	13	12	14	14	12
Sunrise	-	7:56	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:21	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:55	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	2.2 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 SW	0.5 ENE	1.9 SW	1.7 SSW	4.0 WSW	0.1 N	1.0 SSW	-	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	9	9	8	9	10	7	9	14	9	17	11	16	-	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	1.0 W	-	0.9 NNE	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSE	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.6 NNW	-	0.3 NNE	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	-
Period (s)	10	10	9	-	8	10	4	19	18	9	-	4	-	12	-	-	-	11	10	20	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	4.0 WSW	0.3 WNW	5.5 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	11	10	-	12	-	-	16	3	16	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-

	Thu	Friday 05								Saturday 06								Sunday 07
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	4	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.6 NE	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.1 NNW	1.1 NE	0.5 ENE	0.6 N	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s)	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	12	19
Energy	771	701	758	706	710	759	695	584	684	805	804	757	1332	1428	1057	211	228	49	61	2432	5602	3116
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	low	mid-ebb	high	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			1:21AM 2.99				1:32PM 2.58				2:05AM 2.91						8:30PM 1.66	9:17PM 1.73	1:55AM 2.88
Low Tide / height (m)	7:40PM 0.55				7:37AM 1.12				7:57PM 1.13				8:59AM 0.62	9:51AM 0.49	1:01PM 1.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	6	3	4	2	4	3	3	-	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	13	12	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	10	9	10	9	6	10
Chill °C (?)	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	15	13	12	12	11	9	10	9	12	10	9	8	9	3	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.3 NE	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 NW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 NNW	1.1 NE	0.5 ENE	0.6 N	0.8 NNW	1.9 SW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	7	9	9	9	9	10	14	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 N	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.4 NW	1.0 W	0.2 SSW	1.2 N	-	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	0.9 NNE	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	-	0.6 S	0.2 SSE	-	-	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	12	8	-	9	9	8	17	10	-	5	4	-	-	19	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	-	-	-	-	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	11	10	10	-	-	-	2	10	12	9

	Thursday 04	Friday 05
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	4	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.6 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW
Period(s)	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Energy	596	712	771	606	701	701	716	742	758	706	706	706	682	725	710	710	1073	759	758	827	695	695
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								1:21AM 2.99												1:50PM 2.89
Low Tide / height (m)		7:40PM 0.55												7:37AM 1.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	-	1	1	1	1	1
High °C	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	15	14
Chill °C (?)	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	12	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.6 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 N	1.4 N	1.4 N	0.6 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 N	-	0.9 N	1.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NNE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-

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