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

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	1.4 SW	2.0 N	2.1 NNW	2.5 NNW	5.0 NNW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	12	12	10	11	12	14	15	15	13	12	13	10	9	9	11
Energy(?)	1606	1027	1001	1092	1092	1060	1220	1100	2358	3260	3669	1174	1079	680	745	761	1037	5880
Wind (km/h)	5	5	20	10	10	10	15	10	10	15	20	0	5	15	15	20	15	35
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:07PM	12:31AM		12:56PM	11:25PM	10:13AM	1:38PM	10:34PM 8:18AM			2:39AM	11:38AM	3:07PM			3:14PM	1:49AM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:20AM		6:24PM	6:39AM			4:02AM			8:35AM	5:01PM	8:36PM	5:21AM		9:36PM	6:06AM		7:43PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26
High °C	10	10	9	6	6	6	5	7	5	8	9	8	9	9	10	11	13	13
Low °C	7	9	6	5	5	5	2	6	5	6	9	6	7	8	9	10	12	11
Chill °C (?)	9	9	6	4	4	3	1	5	3	5	6	8	8	6	7	8	12	10
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:43	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:33	-	-
Sunset	-	5:35	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 S	1.9 S	0.3 E	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	1.4 SW	0.5 SW	2.1 NNW	2.5 NNW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	11	12	12	10	11	12	14	15	15	13	12	13	13	9	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.4 E	0.1 NE	1.5 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.7 WSW	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.9 SSE	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	-
Period (s)	10	11	9	10	9	11	9	9	10	16	15	18	16	8	19	17	17	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 N	2.0 NE	-	5.0 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	6	-	11
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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	1.7 S	2.2 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	1.7 S	2.0 WSW	1.7 S	2.0 SW	1.4 S	2.1 SW	1.6 S	1.8 S	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	14	12	11	12	11	10	10	11	11
Energy(?)	1672	1195	1606	1145	1027	1001	1472	1001	1197	1081	1092	510	1092	588	703	1060	630	1121
Wind (km/h)	10	10	5	5	5	15	5	20	5	5	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	15
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	flow	low	flow	flow	high	low	high	flow	ebb	ebb	flow	flow	ebb	ebb	low	high	high	low
High Tide / height (m)					12:10PM 1.29		8:44PM 2.02									9:28PM 1.80	12:26AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		5:53AM 0.25				4:10PM 1.19									7:11PM 0.30			4:55AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	6	7	10	10	5	4	7	2	8	5	6	6	6	6	5	3	2
Chill °C (?)	9	4	6	9	9	2	3	4	1	7	3	3	4	6	4	3	0	-2
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	1.7 S	2.2 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	0.3 E	2.0 WSW	1.7 S	2.0 SW	0.8 SSW	2.1 SW	1.6 S	1.8 S	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	12	11	12	11	10	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.3 E	0.4 NE	0.5 ESE	0.4 E	0.2 E	1.2 S	0.1 NE	1.3 S	0.8 ESE	1.5 SSE	0.4 E	1.1 SSE	0.3 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	10	12	10	6	11	12	10	9	10	8	10	9	9	9	11	11	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 S	-	-	-	1.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
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