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

7 day 48 hour

	Mon	Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14
	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 E	2.4 ENE	4.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 E	5.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 E	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	12	10	11	11	11	17	17	12	8	11	11	11	14	13	12	12	13	12	13
Energy(?)	408	681	468	217	1506	2200	708	595	1649	1027	976	763	4503	3085	3037	8869	3570	4720	4961	3251	711	1376
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:48PM		3:02PM		3:28AM	3:45PM		4:16AM	4:29PM 2:42AM		11:30AM	3:36PM	11:47PM	11:36AM	8:56AM		11:27AM			3:49AM	3:51PM	12:51PM
Low Tide / height (m)		8:43AM	8:43PM	9:28PM	9:29AM		10:15PM	10:17AM		11:05PM	5:18AM			5:28AM	5:53PM	10:37PM	5:22AM	1:00PM	10:40PM	8:46AM		10:56PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	15	7	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	12	-	1	3	-	-	-
High °C	8	11	11	9	11	10	10	14	12	14	13	14	11	11	13	12	15	11	10	11	9	11
Low °C	8	9	9	8	10	10	10	11	12	11	10	13	8	9	12	11	12	10	10	10	9	10
Chill °C (?)	6	10	9	7	8	8	8	13	11	13	11	13	9	9	11	10	14	10	10	10	6	10
Sunrise	-	7:45	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:35	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:39	-	-	8:15	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 E	0.9 E	3.5 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	5.0 WNW	3.0 W	1.4 SW	0.6 NNW	3.0 WSW	1.6 E	2.0 W
Period (s)	15	14	13	12	10	11	11	11	17	17	12	12	11	11	12	14	13	12	9	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.2 ENE	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.2 E	1.2 ENE	0.4 NW	1.3 NNW	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.2 S	0.7 SW	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	1.1 SW	-
Period (s)	10	9	9	15	13	13	13	13	7	8	9	9	18	16	15	-	-	18	-	-	14	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 ESE	1.3 E	-	-	0.6 NNE	1.0 NE	-	-	1.6 ENE	2.4 ENE	4.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 E	-	3.5 WNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	5	-	-	4	5	-	-	6	8	11	11	11	-	13	12	12	-	-	-

	Mon	Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thu

Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Campbells Bay Otago	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 N	2.3 NE	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 ENE	1.8 N	1.7 E
Period(s) (?)	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	9	7	10	11	11	8	10	11
Energy(?)	891	408	557	485	681	613	468	384	235	217	506	509	1506	1742	2200	687	575	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:42AM 1.48					3:02PM 1.59						9:31AM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)					8:43AM 0.64					9:28PM 0.62								10:32PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	7	2	6	-	3	1
Temp. °C	8	8	8	8	9	11	11	9	8	9	9	8	10	9	10	8	10	10
Chill °C (?)	6	7	7	7	8	10	9	7	5	7	6	4	7	6	8	5	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 N	0.4 S	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.6 E	1.8 N	1.7 E
Period (s)	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	9	10	10	11	11	8	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.3 SE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.1 E	0.3 SE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 E	-	1.2 E
Period (s)	14	10	8	7	9	9	9	16	5	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	1.0 E	0.4 ENE	1.3 E	-	2.3 NE	-	-	-	2.3 ENE	1.6 NNE	0.6 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	3	5	-	7	-	-	-	8	9	4

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