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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

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	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 19	WSW 18	ENE 8	NNW 9	SSW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	386	280	890	745	375	1393	1301	423	769	277	361	510	798	938	761	1053	689	857	1089	4403	984
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	N	SE	SE	S	NW	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	NNE	E	NW	E	NE	WNW	SSW	W	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:28PM2.79m	7:05AM2.87m		8:18PM1.81m	8:52AM1.86m		9:23PM1.94m	9:19AM3.15m		9:23PM3.10m			2:03AM2.38m	11:01AM3.37m		1:56AM2.60m		2:26PM2.59m
Low Tide		12:06PM1.16m	00:48AM1.10m		1:50PM0.53m	2:37AM0.50m		2:35PM0.95m		3:04AM0.76m	2:51PM0.27m		8:21AM0.55m	4:23PM0.60m	7:52PM0.09m	4:47AM0.45m	4:56PM0.02m	7:54PM0.18m	6:08AM0.13m		10:19PM0.61m


mm	—	1	7	8	6	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	3	—	—	—	5
Max °C	12	11	10	12	8	10	11	12	10	11	12	10	11	9	11	13	14	10	13	10	8
Min °C	11	10	10	11	8	9	9	11	9	8	10	9	8	9	9	11	14	9	11	9	5
Chill °C	11	10	8	10	7	10	11	12	8	10	10	9	9	7	11	13	13	9	12	8	8
	7:50	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:43	—	—
	—	5:44	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:55	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 7	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 18	ENE 8	NNW 9	E 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WSW 15	WSW 13	—	SSW 17
kJ	386	280	890	745	375	1393	1301	153	769	277	238	510	448	938	269	1053	689	857	1089	—	984
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	W 14	WSW 15	WNW 8	WSW 13	W 7	W 6	W 14	N 9	N 8	W 19	N 7	SSW 19	WNW 11	SSW 16	N 8	WSW 17	W 9	WSW 17	—	E 8
kJ	268	106	222	235	198	171	75	423	99	48	361	27	125	335	761	90	492	78	373	—	105
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	SW 6
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	798	—	—	—	—	—	—	4403	58
Sea °C	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	14	13	11	12	11	12	13	11	13	11	11
Diff °C	+1.3	+0.1	0.0	0.0	+1.2	+1.3	+1.3	+0.1	+1.3	+0.1	+0.6	+0.3	+1.8	0.0	+1.3	+0.1	+0.5	+0.8	+1.3	+0.8	+1.8

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Canterbury	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
Catlins	Otago	Wellington
Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
Nelson Tasman Bay	Wairarapa

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