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 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			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	Owahanga Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Lyall Bay Wellington	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	9	6	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 NE	3.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 SSW	1.6 S	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	14	14	19	17	16	14	10	14	13	12	12	12	19	16	14
Energy	631	4619	9404	5801	2422	1846	968	4262	8739	13913	9368	6081	3912	819	1468	1687	964	1844	741	1174	1493	1187
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:21AM 1.50		11:50PM 1.33	11:47AM 1.40		10:24PM 1.59	10:45AM 1.55	12:38PM 1.33	10:55PM 1.73	11:17AM 1.76		9:09PM 1.91	9:30AM 2.00	2:16PM 1.61	2:55AM 1.64		3:23PM 1.48	1:59AM 1.80	3:20AM 1.97	4:18PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)		5:20PM 0.30		5:39AM 0.34			4:39AM 0.38			5:08AM 0.33	5:30PM 0.24		3:21AM 0.34		8:31PM 0.46	6:57AM 0.13		7:48PM 0.12	9:32AM 0.08		10:37PM 0.05	8:38AM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	7	7	9	10	8	14	12	10	11	12	10	10	12	10	8	8	7	8	12	8	11
Low °C	15	6	6	7	10	6	10	10	9	9	11	9	8	10	9	7	8	6	7	11	8	9
Chill °C (?)	16	2	2	6	8	6	14	9	7	8	10	8	8	11	10	8	7	7	6	11	6	10
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:04
Sunset	-	5:22	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	4.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 SSW	1.6 S	0.5 ENE	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.3 E	1.9 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	13	10	13	13	13	13	12	11	14	19	17	16	14	9	14	13	12	12	12	19	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	-	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.1 S	1.5 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 WSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 WNW	-
Period (s)	12	14	-	13	11	11	11	26	22	11	11	10	10	13	9	10	24	21	19	13	5	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	3.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	13	14	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-

	Sunday 10					Monday 11								Tuesday 12								Wed
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Port Robinson Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Lyall Bay Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Tora Point Wairarapa	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	4	4	8	4	4	4	4	5	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 NE	1.1 SSE	2.4 W	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	2.1 S	2.4 SSW	4.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSW	2.5 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s)	14	15	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	16	15	12	15	14
Energy	2630	1275	964	1171	3040	11418	10629	7354	5801	11258	4545	5187	4956	1423	1815	7024	1045	1163	2356	1360	3241	9139
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high
High Tide / height (m)		11:19AM 1.16				9:36PM 1.54				9:37AM 1.56			7:29PM 1.69		12:20AM 1.53			11:09AM 1.52	12:28PM 1.70			11:12PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)				5:04PM 0.36				5:45AM 0.30								4:40AM 0.38	6:40AM 0.25				6:53PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	17	17	9	11	5	5	7	7	9	11	10	9	10	6	10	9	14	14	10	11	10
Chill °C (?)	12	16	17	6	9	1	1	4	4	6	8	8	7	7	4	7	8	13	14	10	11	7
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 NE	1.1 SSE	2.4 W	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	0.6 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 S	2.4 SSW	2.1 S	1.7 SSW	1.5 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	15	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	12	16	15	12	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 NE	1.0 S	0.7 ENE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	13	15	13	-	13	13	12	13	13	-	14	14	11	11	11	10	11	11	16	10	23
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	2.0 S	2.4 WSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	4.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	-	-	4.0 SW	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	4	9	8	10	13	13	13	-	13	13	12	12	-	-	13	4	-	-	-	-	14

	Sunday 10																	Monday 11
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Port Robinson Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Lyall Bay Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Tora Point Wairarapa	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	4	4	8	4	4	4	4	5	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 NE	1.1 SSE	3.0 W	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	6.0 SW	6.0 SW	6.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period(s)	14	15	13	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	12	13	13	13
Energy	2054	233	631	673	3662	4200	4363	956	13127	12938	12677	3512	3512	3612	4136	3778	3631	1767	5417	3937	5428	10629
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)													6:33PM 1.63			9:37PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)					10:52AM 0.91					3:06PM 0.49												3:55AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	15	16	15	7	7	12	7	6	6	7	7	10	9	5	10	6	9	9	10	5
Chill °C (?)	12	13	13	15	13	3	2	9	2	1	1	3	3	6	6	0	7	2	6	6	7	1
Sunrise	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 SSE	0.1 N	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	1.6 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	2.2 S	1.2 NE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	3.0 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	15	11	10	10	14	10	10	10	-	-	14	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NE	0.7 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.1 N	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	1.2 ENE	0.5 E	-	-	-	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	9	15	12	9	11	15	14	13	14	14	14	-	-	7	-	-	12	13	-	-	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 WNW	3.0 W	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.4 S	6.0 SW	6.0 SW	6.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.7 WSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	5	4	2	14	13	13	5	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	4	12	13	13	13

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