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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	Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Sat
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Port Robinson Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Herbertville Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.7 WSW	1.4 SW	2.2 ENE	2.1 NE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.8 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 W	2.5 W	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	6	11	11	7	8	11	8	11	10	11	11	14
Energy(?)	1841	553	2440	428	241	1610	995	1606	785	271	130	138	588	495	941	599	359	833	329	736	1405	565
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:32PM 2.68			5:12AM 1.78	5:28PM 1.66	3:04AM 1.85	5:54AM 1.74	6:10PM 1.61	3:46AM 1.78	6:56AM 2.17		8:40PM 1.44	7:41AM 2.13		8:03PM 1.45	8:33AM 1.56		8:31PM 1.54	10:49AM 1.60		9:25PM 1.58	8:27AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)		6:57PM 0.46	10:55PM 0.41	11:27AM 0.48		8:51PM 0.41	12:14PM 0.52		9:32PM 0.46		1:06PM 1.07	2:30AM 0.39		2:14PM 0.51	2:26AM 0.45		3:03PM 0.48	2:57AM 0.46	4:06AM 0.37	4:39PM 0.37	3:50AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	15	16	11	16	13	10	10	10	8	20	15	16	17	18	16	23	22	18	21	17	14	14
Low °C	13	15	8	14	12	8	10	9	6	16	15	15	15	18	14	21	22	15	21	16	11	11
Chill °C (?)	14	15	9	15	12	8	7	7	7	20	14	16	16	17	16	23	22	18	21	17	12	14
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	9:10	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:15	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 ENE	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.7 WSW	1.4 SW	0.5 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.8 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 W	2.5 W	1.2 SW
Period (s)	14	-	13	13	13	12	9	12	11	12	10	11	11	11	8	11	8	11	10	11	11	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.1 NE	-	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.4 NNE	0.1 E	-	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 NE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.2 NW	-	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	10	-	13	9	9	9	13	9	-	12	12	4	12	-	13	12	12	9	10	8	-	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 SW	2.5 WSW	-	-	1.9 SW	1.8 SSW	-	0.3 E	1.0 E	1.2 ENE	-	1.4 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.1 NE	-	0.9 NNW	0.8 NW	1.2 NW	-	-	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	13	13	-	-	12	12	-	2	5	6	-	6	7	8	-	4	4	6	-	-	4

	Saturday 22					Sunday 23								Monday 24								Tue
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1332	557	1828	1496	1365	2440	1554	1456	3068	2734	515	1355	2452	1610	1549	1468	1440	1553	694	661	1126	1168
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		12:48PM 2.09		4:47PM 1.70				5:12AM 1.78								6:15AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)									8:31AM 0.52	11:42AM 1.07				12:00AM 0.43				12:14PM 0.52	1:35PM 0.39			10:43PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	15	14	10	9	9	10	12	16	15	11	10	10	9	8	10	12	10	10	7	8
Chill °C (?)	15	14	14	13	9	7	7	8	11	15	13	10	8	8	7	6	8	10	9	8	7	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	0.7 ENE	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	15	14	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.8 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	6	7	16	10	9	13	9	9	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.2 SW	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	0.8 WNW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	0.6 WSW	2.0 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	14	-	-	13	-	5	12	12	3	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 22																Sunday 23
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 WSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.0 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.1 SW	0.2 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9
Energy(?)	1314	738	1841	1927	2009	3350	2009	1828	553	564	541	166	403	211	212	208	203	1362	331	328	1554	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)											5:05PM 2.23	6:18PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)				10:42AM 0.44													11:14PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	11	11	9	11
Chill °C (?)	14	14	12	13	14	14	14	14	15	11	11	10	12	11	11	10	10	7	10	10	7	8
Sunrise	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.2 SW	0.7 ENE	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.0 SW	0.9 NE	0.8 SSW	2.1 SW	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	10	-	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	9	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	-	0.7 ENE	0.1 E	-	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 NE	0.6 ENE	-
Period (s)	6	9	10	10	10	-	10	16	-	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	9	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	3.0 WSW	0.8 NW	2.2 SW	1.3 SW	-	-	0.5 NE	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	-	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	13	5	14	13	-	-	4	-	4	4	4	4	-	4	4	-	12

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