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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	Sun		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	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	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	All Day Bay Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	7	6	5	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	4.0 SSE	4.5 SSW	2.5 E	2.5 SSW	1.6 E	1.9 ESE	2.1 SW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 ESE	1.8 W	1.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	10	9	11	8	11	11	17	16	16	12	11	13	10	8	13	13	15	15	14	13
Energy(?)	1652	763	4594	3771	2734	2081	1099	823	3246	1404	1211	193	271	525	385	655	936	6096	4925	2264	1341	1031
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		9:40PM 2.50	9:57AM 2.62		10:55PM 2.84	11:13AM 3.04			7:38AM 1.63	4:39PM 1.71		6:55AM 1.54		7:14PM 1.42	7:40AM 1.52		8:03PM 1.45	8:29AM 1.51	6:22PM 1.85		6:59AM 1.73	4:21PM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)	4:35PM 0.76	3:51AM 0.33		4:48PM 0.39		5:02AM 0.31	5:54PM 0.76	10:08PM 0.16			12:39AM 0.65		1:32PM 0.18	1:26AM 0.15		1:59PM 0.17	2:17AM 0.14			1:21AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	2	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	20
High °C	20	15	18	15	14	15	15	12	13	16	13	21	24	17	23	17	11	13	15	14	20	14
Low °C	19	12	14	15	13	15	14	12	12	16	12	18	20	16	19	17	10	11	15	12	17	13
Chill °C (?)	20	14	17	12	12	14	14	10	13	16	13	21	24	17	23	16	8	12	14	13	20	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	8:34	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:58	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.5 E	1.7 SSW	1.6 E	1.9 ESE	2.1 SW	1.7 WSW	1.4 ESE	0.7 S	0.9 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 W	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	11	11	8	11	11	17	16	9	7	11	13	10	15	13	16	15	15	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.6 ESE	-	0.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.5 SE	1.1 SW	1.8 ESE	0.3 SE	1.4 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ENE	0.2 N	0.9 E	0.8 ENE	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.4 ESE	0.1 N
Period (s)	12	12	16	-	14	10	12	11	10	10	16	12	10	11	10	10	11	11	9	12	10	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 S	4.0 SSE	4.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	0.6 W	0.5 NW	0.8 NW	1.8 W	0.8 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	0.7 N	-
Period (s)	-	3	10	9	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	5	3	5	4	8	4	13	-	-	4	-

	Sunday 15			Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Karitane Point Otago	Breaker Bay Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 E	3.0 SSE	2.3 ENE	4.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.5 SE	2.0 SSW	2.5 ESE	2.1 SE	2.4 ESE	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	14	9	9	8	8	8	8	12	8	11	10	10	18
Energy(?)	1603	1804	1038	1323	1224	1074	593	650	2255	2140	4306	3109	3063	2063	2081	1809	1684	1221	1466	1104	1316	1081
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			9:40PM 2.50	10:16PM 2.68										5:24AM 1.50				5:42PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)						4:24AM 0.48						10:55PM 0.69				11:41AM 0.25				10:14PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
Temp. °C	21	19	18	15	15	16	14	12	19	12	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	12	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	21	19	18	15	14	16	13	10	19	10	13	13	14	13	14	15	15	15	10	12	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 E	1.7 ESE	2.3 ENE	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.6 S	1.5 S	2.5 ESE	2.1 SE	2.4 ESE	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	8	13	12	12	11	10	11	14	9	9	8	8	8	10	8	8	11	10	10	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.3 E	1.4 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.1 N	0.3 SSW	1.1 SE	1.2 ESE	1.3 SE	1.4 SE	2.1 ESE	1.4 E	1.7 ESE	1.6 S	1.5 SE	1.2 SE	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	12	5	13	12	21	21	12	12	9	7	10	10	10	11	10	8	12	9	11	21	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSE	1.2 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	-	1.5 S	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	4	9	5	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8	-	-

	Sunday 15										Monday 16
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Karitane Point Otago	Breaker Bay Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 E	4.5 SSE	0.9 E	6.5 S	6.5 S	5.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	0.8 SSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	9	10	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	12
Energy(?)	1580	1523	1501	1815	1814	2016	917	214	4289	191	10604	10039	6576	4956	4949	5152	5106	5240	218	391	426	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																4:40AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)			3:30PM 0.40					8:47PM 0.28													9:01AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	6	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	18	18	20	20	20	16	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	21	18	18	20	20	20	16	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	7	9	9	8	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 E	0.6 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.9 E	2.0 E	2.3 E	2.4 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	0.8 E	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	9	11	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	9	9	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.7 ESE	-	0.7 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	6	5	12	12	12	12	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	10	12	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 S	4.5 SSE	0.9 SSW	6.5 S	6.5 S	5.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	10	4	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	4	4	7	-

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