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

	Sat 8		Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	All Day Bay Otago	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 18	WSW 16	WSW 17	ENE 8	NNW 9	ENE 9	WSW 16	WSW 15	WNW 11	WSW 16	W 16	SW 16
kJ	298	820	619	1214	1393	1074	878	679	578	643	505	897	675	868	1040	975	540	683	2053	1671
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	E	SW	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NW	NE	E	ENE	SSE	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off
High Tide		6:28PM2.79m	6:59AM2.46m		8:18PM1.81m	9:44AM2.01m		9:23PM1.94m	9:54AM1.96m		9:32PM2.92m			2:55AM1.91m		12:22PM2.26m	11:08PM3.14m			1:16AM2.28m
Low Tide		00:48AM1.10m		2:52PM0.51m	2:37AM0.50m	3:24AM0.28m	3:55PM0.40m		3:39AM0.37m	4:51PM0.27m		7:40AM-0.03m	4:23PM0.60m	8:50PM0.06m	6:08AM-0.08m			6:08AM0.13m	5:41PM-0.01m	7:08PM0.07m


mm	—	7	5	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	1	8	2	8
Max °C	11	10	12	8	10	9	10	10	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	12	12	13	9
Min °C	11	9	11	8	9	8	10	9	11	10	11	8	10	10	9	12	12	11	12	6
Chill °C	10	8	11	6	10	7	8	9	10	10	10	8	8	10	11	12	11	11	13	7
	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:43	—	—
	5:44	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:50	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	SW 14	NNW 9	E 9	WSW 16	WSW 15	WNW 11	WSW 16	NNW 8	SW 16
kJ	298	820	619	1214	1393	1074	878	679	355	643	505	231	675	425	1040	975	540	683	52	1671
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	WSW 15	W 9	—	N 9	SW 24	WSW 22	N 9	WSW 18	WSW 13	N 7	SSW 19	WNW 11	ESE 15	W 8	W 8	WSW 16	WSW 13	—	—
kJ	106	225	311	—	210	22	47	101	578	131	65	325	270	21	58	61	441	215	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 4	W 7	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	ENE 8	—	ENE 9	—	—	N 6	WNW 8	W 16	—
kJ	—	—	—	24	277	—	—	—	7	—	—	897	—	868	—	—	74	541	2053	—
Sea °C	12	12	13	11	13	11	11	13	13	11	13	11	12	10	11	11	13	13	13	11
Diff °C	0.0	0.0	+0.4	+1.0	+1.2	+1.0	+1.0	+1.2	+1.2	+1.0	+0.4	+1.8	0.0	+1.1	+1.0	+1.0	+0.4	+1.2	+0.4	+0.7

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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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