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	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	9	8	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	E 13	E 13	WSW 13	WNW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 12	W 12
kJ	5605	7122	3423	1887	1042	1163	1039	581	824	1044	987	934	892	752	1532	1025	1318	2064	1382	2510	1194
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	E	ESE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			8:07PM2.77m	8:32AM2.83m		8:58PM2.89m	9:07AM2.37m	3:14PM1.46m	2:43AM1.57m	3:32AM1.32m	3:07PM1.67m		3:25AM1.58m	3:49PM1.68m	00:12AM1.99m	11:16AM3.19m	12:40PM1.98m	00:48AM2.03m	11:49AM2.62m		00:03AM3.30m
Low Tide		1:44PM0.84m	2:22AM1.40m		1:47PM0.85m				8:48PM0.34m	9:37AM0.28m		9:29PM0.31m	9:41AM0.26m		6:10PM0.44m	5:06AM0.99m		6:46PM0.39m	5:42AM0.27m	5:57PM0.87m


mm	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	17	—	4
Max °C	8	9	7	9	9	6	9	9	11	11	12	10	9	12	10	11	13	9	13	12	10
Min °C	6	8	5	5	9	6	8	7	11	9	12	7	8	11	10	10	11	7	12	11	8
Chill °C	6	9	6	9	7	5	9	9	10	11	10	9	8	11	8	9	11	7	12	11	8
	8:07	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:39	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:45	—	—
	—	5:30	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	E 13	E 13	WSW 13	WNW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	NNW 8	W 12	W 12
kJ	5605	7122	3423	1887	1042	1163	1039	581	824	1044	987	934	892	752	1532	1025	1318	2064	538	2510	1194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	—	—	—	WNW 14	—	—	SSE 6	SSW 10	SSW 8	SW 10	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	WSW 17	W 17	WSW 18	SE 11	WSW 14	NNW 8	N 8
kJ	26	—	—	—	20	—	—	36	178	19	89	69	400	295	432	142	249	5	1382	171	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	—	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	NNE 3	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	2761	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	3	—	6	—	—	—	—
Sea °C	13	13	12	12	14	12	13	10	11	10	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	13	12	12
Diff °C	+0.8	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	+0.5	-0.3	+0.3	-0.3	+2.0	-0.3	+2.0	+1.3	+2.0	+2.0	+0.7	-0.3	+0.7	+0.7	+0.2	-0.3	-0.3

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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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