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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	Thu	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	6	8	6	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 NW	1.7 NNW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.8 SSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	11	10	12	13	13	14	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	11	15	14	13	14	13	14	14	13
Energy	1780	1095	1754	2969	3550	5045	7760	5089	3773	1405	1538	1044	3396	1209	1707	1315	1089	1495	1148	3840	1224	1114
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	2:49AM 3.17				8:04AM 1.82		8:40PM 1.86	9:08AM 1.78		11:02PM 1.77	11:29AM 1.73		10:37PM 1.78	8:25AM 1.86		12:42AM 1.72			9:38PM 1.88	11:09AM 2.02	1:03PM 2.32	10:19PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)		9:11AM 0.93	1:22PM 0.17	11:00PM 0.44		2:41PM 0.18	2:58AM 0.28		3:23PM 0.25		5:09AM 0.30	4:00PM 0.34			3:40PM 0.39	6:35PM 0.32	7:00AM 0.29	3:29PM 0.43		4:50AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	17	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	4	-	2
High °C	14	14	11	11	11	12	9	9	10	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	13	10
Low °C	14	14	9	9	11	10	7	7	8	9	10	11	9	10	12	10	12	14	11	11	10	9
Chill °C (?)	13	14	9	10	9	11	7	9	10	8	10	9	10	11	11	11	13	13	10	11	13	9
Sunrise	-	7:45	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:19	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	1.7 NNW	2.4 SW	1.0 SW	-	1.6 SSW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.8 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	11	10	12	11	-	15	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	11	15	14	13	14	13	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.6 W	0.2 ENE	0.7 SW	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 S	0.6 ENE	-	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S
Period (s)	12	10	7	13	-	6	-	11	11	19	11	16	12	16	11	10	11	-	15	12	11	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	0.4 NW	3.0 WSW	-	0.9 ESE	0.8 NE	-	1.2 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	13	13	14	-	-	-	4	-	3	12	-	5	10	-	7	-	-	-	-

	Thu	Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
	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	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 Breakwater West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 WSW	2.4 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	2044	1780	1482	1283	1095	1054	1754	3873	2979	2969	3045	4519	3550	6328	5045	6140	7138	7760	6647	5534	5089	3184
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			2:49AM 3.17					4:51PM 1.93				5:10AM 1.93	8:04AM 1.82				8:40PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)	8:34PM 0.96						1:22PM 0.17			11:00PM 0.44					2:41PM 0.18				2:58AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	8	5	2	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	14	14	9	11	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	10	9	9	8	7	7	8
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	14	14	7	9	7	7	7	8	10	9	9	11	8	7	7	6	5	6	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 WSW	2.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SW	-	2.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	12	12	10	13	11	11	13	-	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.9 SW	-	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	11	11	10	14	7	14	-	13	13	12	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	11	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 21	Friday 22
	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	Haast Beach 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 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 Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.6 W	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	3026	4777	2044	1936	1970	1780	1731	1598	1482	1390	1350	1283	1291	1149	1095	1011	1054	1054	1054	1865	1754	1660
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)									2:49AM 3.17
Low Tide / height (m)			8:34PM 0.96													9:11AM 0.93			12:06PM 0.40	1:22PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	9	10	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	6	7	8	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	14	14	14	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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