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

Change units		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wavetraps West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	9	9	3	8	7	6
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 15	S 13	W 8	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 13	W 13	WSW 13	W 14	W 14	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	W 13
kJ	6298	5569	3420	1021	753	2448	1587	1035	1899	1106	582	555	1275	7907	12146	724	7110	6637	6848
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NNE	NW	NNW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	W	W	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		8:45AM1.69m		9:11PM1.67m	5:01AM1.84m			10:33AM1.63m		6:29PM1.74m	5:33AM2.71m		7:28PM1.69m	8:03AM1.63m		11:37PM1.52m	11:51AM1.68m		8:07PM2.77m
Low Tide	00:54AM0.24m		2:37PM0.26m		11:17AM0.46m	2:16PM0.39m	11:45PM0.52m	3:58AM0.33m	12:19PM0.60m	00:52AM0.60m	11:43AM1.41m		1:54AM0.64m		2:22PM0.73m		5:21AM0.49m	5:52PM0.53m	2:22AM1.40m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	6	2	2	4	4	2	12
Max °C	9	9	9	7	12	13	9	10	10	8	10	11	8	7	7	5	4	4	6
Min °C	8	9	8	6	11	11	7	8	9	7	9	11	7	5	6	3	3	4	4
Chill °C	7	7	7	5	10	11	7	9	10	6	9	10	6	4	4	1	-1	-1	3
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