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

	Fri	Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	2.3 NNW	1.8 NW	3.5 NW	6.0 WSW
Period(s)	12	18	17	18	14	16	13	17	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	12	17	16	12	8	9	13
Energy	1181	1617	2614	1225	1114	871	556	723	860	516	739	699	672	740	595	232	329	324	1549	724	1963	14382
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:48PM 2.17	11:16AM 2.26		10:12PM 3.03			12:25AM 2.28		1:00PM 2.32	11:50PM 3.08		1:55PM 2.26		3:38AM 2.47	4:17PM 2.48	1:36AM 2.90	3:03AM 2.11	3:47PM 2.03			3:29PM 3.02
Low Tide / height (m)		5:04AM 0.08	5:30PM 0.12		5:53AM -0.01	4:23PM -0.05	6:20PM 0.12	6:44AM -0.04			7:38AM -0.02		9:37PM 0.41	10:04AM 0.28		7:23PM 0.24	9:28AM 0.13		8:59PM 0.44	9:11AM 0.93		11:00PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	8	9	11	9	12	9	7	10	9	10	11	12	11	13	9	16	17	12	13	13	10
Low °C	7	7	9	10	8	10	7	6	9	8	9	11	10	10	12	8	14	15	11	9	12	8
Chill °C (?)	4	7	9	11	8	12	9	7	8	7	9	10	11	10	12	8	15	16	11	13	13	9
Sunrise	-	8:03	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	2.3 NNW	1.0 WNW	0.1 W	2.4 SW
Period (s)	12	13	17	18	14	16	13	13	16	16	14	13	13	10	12	12	17	12	12	12	18	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 W	-	0.8 WNW	0.1 W	0.9 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	21	18	12	12	-	-	19	17	7	-	8	21	10	12	10	18	11	16	11	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	-	-	1.8 NW	3.5 NW	6.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	2	-	-	8	9	13

	Fri	Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Monday 18
	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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.1 W	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s)	12	12	13	19	18	18	17	16	18	18	17	17	14	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	17	16
Energy	1022	1181	1418	1538	1617	2460	2614	2136	1039	1225	1230	1148	1114	1004	871	721	529	556	587	791	723	958
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:48PM 2.17				11:16AM 2.26				10:12PM 3.03									12:25AM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)				5:04AM 0.08				5:30PM 0.12				3:59AM 0.03				4:23PM -0.05					6:44AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	11	11	11	9	8	8	12	10	10	8	7	7	6	7
Chill °C (?)	4	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	11	10	10	8	7	8	12	10	9	7	5	6	4	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.1 W	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	13	18	17	16	18	18	17	17	14	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 W
Period (s)	22	21	20	19	18	-	12	-	12	12	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	19	18	17	17	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 15	Saturday 16
	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	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Energy	1012	1228	1022	1031	1184	1181	1284	1268	1418	1453	1397	1538	1566	1659	1617	1617	3377	2460	2432	3534	2614	2505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)					10:48PM 2.17													11:16AM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)		7:10PM 0.11										5:04AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	9	11	9	9
Chill °C (?)	6	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	11	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	18	18	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	-	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	-	-	18	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
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