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

	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	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	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smithfield Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Porridge Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	8	5	3	2	9	9	9	6	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	2.4 W	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	3.5 S	5.5 SSW	2.5 SE	3.5 S	1.8 W	1.7 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 W	2.5 W	1.6 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	9	18	18	16	16	18	15	21	14	14	10	16	16	14	13	17	18	16	14	15	13	16
Energy	1216	7955	3664	908	345	11408	14989	8507	5233	1373	1121	3460	1411	1552	3582	1366	7168	5521	3157	1219	1424	1044
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:02PM 1.69		9:37AM 1.53		9:31PM 1.99	8:50AM 1.60		11:37PM 1.41	5:47AM 2.84	12:06PM 1.37	7:39PM 1.84	6:34AM 2.56		9:57PM 2.31	7:34AM 2.68		9:29PM 2.03			11:47PM 2.46
Low Tide / height (m)	9:16AM 1.12		9:36PM 1.16	3:35AM 0.42	4:35PM 0.30			5:21PM 0.38				1:55AM 0.46		3:53PM 0.61			5:55PM 0.22		6:17AM 0.15	2:46PM 0.23		7:11AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	13	15	17	9	10	12	12	10	15	12	10	14	14	13	11	9	11	13	14	16
Low °C	10	9	11	13	11	8	9	10	10	9	13	10	9	13	12	12	9	7	8	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	10	10	11	15	17	8	7	11	12	9	15	11	8	13	12	12	8	8	11	13	13	15
Sunrise	7:58	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23
Sunset	-	5:14	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	2.4 W	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SSE	5.5 SSW	2.5 SE	3.5 S	1.8 W	1.7 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 W	2.5 W	1.6 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	9	18	18	16	16	21	15	21	14	14	10	16	16	14	13	17	18	16	14	15	13	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNE	0.2 ENE	1.1 SSE	1.1 S	2.0 SSE	-	-	1.3 S	-	-	0.3 S	1.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	9	8	9	22	19	20	-	-	12	-	-	16	16	-	-	-	-	8	18	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	3.5 S	-	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 SW	-	0.6 NE	-	-	0.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	18	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	4	-	-	3

	Sunday 07							Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	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	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	2	4	4	4	8	9	5	5	3	4	3	3	2	4	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 W	2.3 W	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 W	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.6 SSE	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	5.5 SSW	4.5 S	2.5 SE	5.0 S
Period(s)	7	9	9	9	18	18	17	18	16	18	16	15	16	15	20	18	20	15	15	14	21	15
Energy	386	1125	1216	1073	7955	9607	3637	3664	733	1015	908	780	345	3389	3016	11408	9955	9714	14989	11272	8507	12814
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)						4:02PM 1.69						9:37AM 1.53				9:31PM 1.99			8:50AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)	2:09AM 0.93			9:19AM 0.60				9:36PM 1.16		3:35AM 0.42				4:22PM 0.43				3:46AM 0.79				5:36PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	3	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	8	10	11	9	10	11	11	10	11	13	15	17	9	9	8	9	8	9	10	12	10
Chill °C (?)	6	5	8	10	9	10	11	11	9	10	12	15	17	7	8	7	7	7	6	7	11	8
Sunrise	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:21	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	1.4 SSW	2.5 W	0.8 NNW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 W	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.3 NE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	3.5 SSE	1.7 SSE	5.5 SSW	4.5 S	2.5 SE	1.8 S
Period (s)	6	9	9	10	18	18	17	18	16	18	16	15	16	8	20	21	20	16	15	14	21	21
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.5 ENE	0.8 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NW	0.5 N	0.5 NE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	-	1.1 SSE	-	0.7 SE	1.1 S	3.0 SW	2.0 SSE	-
Period (s)	9	10	10	22	10	9	9	9	4	8	8	8	9	14	-	22	-	22	19	15	20	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	-	2.3 W	-	-	-	-	0.6 N	-	0.4 NW	0.4 W	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 S	-	4.0 S	-	-	0.5 SW	5.0 S
Period (s)	7	9	-	9	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	3	-	15	8	18	-	15	-	-	3	15

	Sunday 07
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Patiti Point Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	2	4	4	4	8	9	5	5	3	4	3	3	2	4	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.7 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	0.9 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W
Period(s)	11	6	7	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	18
Energy	92	66	386	1530	1457	1125	1130	1134	1216	1216	1073	1073	887	7154	7955	8472	9109	9607	9498	3729	3637	2415
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																	4:02PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)			2:09AM 0.93							9:16AM 1.12												9:36PM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	-	1	1	1	-
High °C	11	11	8	12	11	8	8	9	10	11	11	11	14	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	10	6	10	8	5	5	8	8	10	10	10	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.3 S	0.7 SSE	1.1 WNW	2.5 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.3 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 W
Period (s)	6	10	6	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.3 E	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.9 NW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	1.6 W
Period (s)	10	7	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	22	22	18	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 WSW	-	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	-	-	-	2.3 W	2.3 W	0.7 W	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	7	9	-	9	9	-	-	-	9	9	4	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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