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

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	Mon		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	All Day Bay Otago	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	9	8	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	2.5 N	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.2 N	1.2 W	1.4 NE	0.8 W	1.3 ENE	2.0 NNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	2.1 N	1.2 W	1.5 WNW	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	6	7	10	9	9	9	12	10	10	11	10	17	17	17
Energy	1687	1514	1100	647	608	564	512	213	244	550	581	528	556	1002	821	720	1303	1405	1120	14892	7819	1706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		11:28PM 3.15	6:03AM 1.33		12:29AM 2.03			12:15AM 2.80	5:44AM 1.50	12:09PM 2.89	1:21AM 2.53		1:50PM 2.89	12:55AM 2.38		2:36PM 2.80			3:27PM 2.74		4:22AM 1.73	4:23PM 2.71
Low Tide / height (m)				12:10PM 0.29	6:25PM 0.52	6:15AM 1.07	12:02PM 0.39	6:05PM 0.50	11:58AM 0.41		7:11PM 0.58	7:37AM 1.12		6:47PM 0.47	8:24AM 1.13		9:09PM 0.58	9:16AM 1.12		11:01PM 0.63	10:45AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	21	17	-	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	12	5	4	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	18	18	12	13	12	14	14	13	15	13	13	15	13	13	11	11	12	10	11	11
Low °C	16	14	17	16	10	10	11	12	10	13	14	12	13	14	12	12	8	9	11	10	9	11
Chill °C (?)	16	14	18	18	12	13	10	13	13	13	14	12	12	15	13	13	10	10	12	8	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:14	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	2.5 N	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.2 N	1.2 W	1.4 NE	0.8 W	0.9 ENE	1.3 N	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	2.1 N	1.4 N	1.5 WNW	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	2.5 SW	3.5 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	6	7	10	9	9	9	8	10	10	11	10	18	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.9 WNW	0.9 N	0.6 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 E	0.1 N	0.5 NNW	0.8 N	0.2 WSW	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.3 NNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NNW	-	-	1.5 W
Period (s)	10	9	13	12	9	10	12	11	10	12	8	7	12	9	12	8	10	10	10	-	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.5 NE	1.1 NNE	-	-	-	-	1.3 ENE	2.0 NNW	1.0 N	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-

	Monday 01			Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03								Thursday 04
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 N	2.1 NE	2.5 NE	1.8 ENE	1.7 N	1.6 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	9	7	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	13	13
Energy	1687	1652	1536	1514	1213	1199	1100	1039	647	1170	1313	608	651	528	564	623	512	229	235	213	491	470
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off
Tide State	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:28PM 3.15			6:03AM 1.33	11:45AM 2.95		5:34PM 1.78			12:29AM 2.03								2:11AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)									12:10PM 0.29						6:15AM 1.07		12:02PM 0.39		6:36PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	7	14	12	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	14	18	12	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	11	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	13	18	10	9	11	10	10	9	10	10	11	10	12	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 N	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 WNW	1.6 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	8	10	9	10	10	11	10	10	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.7 N	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 N	0.9 N	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 N	0.5 N	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	12	13	13	10	12	11	11	9	11	10	10	12	12	10	10	11	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.1 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	-	1.1 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.5 N	-	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	7	6	-	6	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	3	3

	Monday 01	Tuesday 02
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	7	8	8	10	10
Energy	1820	1831	1687	1686	1685	1652	1651	1651	1536	1640	1534	1514	1410	1285	1213	1203	1203	1199	1285	1436	1100	1081
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												11:28PM 3.15					4:12AM 1.57		6:03AM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	3	2	2	4	5	5	3	4	5	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	16	16	16	17	18
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	15	16	16	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	7	8	8	6	6

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