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

	Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thu
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 W	2.0 W	1.5 WSW	2.0 W	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	12	12	18	17	18	14	16	13	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	10	11	11
Energy	3445	1404	1044	1012	1298	1181	1617	2404	1122	1099	749	604	1006	1094	1071	1381	1172	1403	878	1330	581	520
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:36PM 2.41	1:57AM 1.81	10:25AM 2.16	12:57PM 2.00	10:48PM 2.17	11:16AM 2.26		10:12PM 3.03			12:25AM 2.28		1:00PM 2.32	1:16AM 2.27		1:55PM 2.26	2:11AM 2.22		4:17PM 2.48		3:03AM 2.11
Low Tide / height (m)			7:48PM 0.20	4:15AM 0.20			5:04AM 0.08	5:30PM 0.12		5:53AM -0.01	3:44PM -0.21	6:20PM 0.12	6:44AM -0.04		7:12PM 0.16	7:38AM -0.02		8:06PM 0.23	8:34AM 0.04		10:34PM 0.46	9:28AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	11	8	8	9	7	8	9	11	8	11	9	7	9	11	11	13	12	12	14	14	17
Low °C	7	10	6	7	8	6	7	9	11	8	11	7	7	9	10	11	13	9	10	14	13	15
Chill °C (?)	7	10	7	8	8	4	7	8	10	7	10	9	6	9	9	10	12	11	11	14	13	17
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:10
Sunset	-	5:19	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 W	2.0 W	1.5 WSW	2.0 W	1.1 WSW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	17	18	14	16	13	13	16	15	14	13	13	12	10	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 ENE	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.1 SW	-	0.2 WSW	1.1 W	1.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	-	10	21	18	-	12	-	-	19	17	7	7	21	-	20	10	12	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	-	1.1 WNW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	9	11

	Thursday 14							Friday 15								Saturday 16
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s)	16	15	14	14	14	9	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	19	18	18	17	16
Energy	6284	5732	3445	3046	1404	1085	1073	1044	1031	1070	1012	1103	1298	1180	1022	1181	1418	1538	1617	2460	2404	2162
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)					12:36PM 2.41				12:48AM 1.79				12:57PM 2.00			10:48PM 2.17				11:16AM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)							7:48PM 0.20											5:04AM 0.08				5:30PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	7	9	11	11	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	7	8	9	9
Chill °C (?)	7	6	5	7	10	10	7	5	6	5	6	4	8	8	4	4	4	4	5	7	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	14	9	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	18	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.4 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	15	10	10	10	10	-	10	10	24	22	21	20	19	18	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	1.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	16	15	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 14
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.6 S
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	9	9	9	14	14
Energy	6794	6547	6284	6237	6170	5732	5334	5183	3445	3283	3089	3046	3046	1136	1404	1404	1423	1085	1034	1068	1073	1059
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													12:07PM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)							6:28AM 0.22							1:59PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	8	9	10	14	11	11	10	11	11	11	8	8
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	8	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	14	10	10	8	10	11	11	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	9	9	9	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	10	10	15	15	14	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	-	-
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	-	-

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