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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	Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tue
	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	Patiti Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	6	5	5	4	1	2	6	4	4	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 ESE	2.5 SE	1.4 E	2.0 ESE	1.7 SSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 ESE	0.5 ESE	2.0 E	1.7 E	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	16	15	11	11	12	11	13	12	14	13	8	8	13	14	14	13	12	12
Energy(?)	1155	2059	851	1475	1928	904	288	132	1252	790	5039	4059	3898	1852	165	137	973	902	1571	1518	437	226
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:56PM 1.23			4:23PM 1.76		4:48AM 1.84	5:02PM 1.78	3:43AM 2.25	5:42AM 2.42	5:59PM 2.43	7:03PM 1.75		5:56PM 2.18		6:22AM 2.11	4:21PM 2.09	10:25PM 1.46	10:50AM 1.47		10:57PM 1.43	11:10AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)	11:41AM 0.25		10:10PM 0.57	10:02AM 0.22		10:56PM 0.14	10:59AM 0.20		9:28PM 0.08	11:54AM 0.71		1:14AM 0.20	9:27AM 0.18		10:52PM 0.21	12:37PM 0.30			4:42AM 0.11	5:08PM 0.10		5:02AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	15	14	12	15	15	13	21	22	17	18	15	11	16	16	19	19	19	14	17	17	14	16
Low °C	13	14	11	13	15	12	19	20	15	15	14	9	11	15	18	17	17	11	14	16	11	14
Chill °C (?)	14	12	11	15	14	12	21	22	17	18	13	8	15	16	19	18	19	14	17	17	14	16
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07
Sunset	-	8:45	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:40	-	-	8:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ESE	2.5 SE	1.4 E	2.0 ESE	1.8 SE	1.4 WSW	0.8 ESE	0.5 ESE	2.0 E	1.7 E	0.3 NNE	-	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	1.4 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	9	15	11	11	12	11	10	-	14	13	8	8	11	9	14	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.4 SE	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 NE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.1 N	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.6 NE	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.2 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	14	12	11	18	16	6	11	7	6	6	14	-	-	12	6	15	9	14	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 S	2.2 S	1.6 SE	-	-	-	0.8 W	0.2 ENE	-	1.2 NNW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	1.1 NNW	1.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	9	-	-	-	4	2	-	5	13	12	-	-	-	4	13	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 17					Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Fri
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Patiti Point Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSW	1.4 SE	1.6 ESE	1.9 ENE	2.0 E	2.1 SE	2.4 ESE	2.2 SE	2.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.5 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 W	1.2 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.9 E
Period(s) (?)	8	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	17	17	16	9	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1443	1109	1096	1932	1892	1151	1262	1069	3190	1425	1203	548	1134	1177	1147	735	1193	732	1219	1039	1285	1036
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	high	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)								4:09AM 1.83				5:32PM 1.74			3:06AM 2.25	4:15AM 2.22					7:31PM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)		11:56AM 0.24			9:54PM 0.15	10:14PM 0.17			8:31AM 0.26	10:33AM 0.74			7:54PM 0.08	10:01PM 0.13			8:09AM 0.19		1:56PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	17	14	11	12	13	12	12	12	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	14	21	23	22	17	19
Chill °C (?)	16	17	14	9	10	12	11	11	12	15	14	14	12	11	12	12	14	21	23	22	16	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	2.0 SSW	1.6 ESE	1.9 ENE	2.0 E	2.1 SE	2.4 ESE	2.2 SE	2.1 SW	1.9 SE	1.5 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.5 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.2 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.9 E
Period (s)	10	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	17	9	9	9	16	16	15	8	8	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.4 SE	1.2 S	0.8 SW	1.8 SSE	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.3 E	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 S	0.2 SSE	1.0 E	1.1 WNW	1.2 SSW	-	0.9 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S
Period (s)	8	12	7	11	8	21	20	19	10	17	16	8	9	9	6	15	-	10	7	7	15	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	-	1.8 S	2.1 SE	2.0 S	1.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 NW	-	1.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.2 NW	-
Period (s)	8	-	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	14	3	3	4	6	-

	Tuesday 17																Wednesday 18
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Patiti Point Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.6 ESE	2.5 E	3.0 ESE	2.5 SE	2.0 E	2.1 E	1.9 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	2.2 E	0.9 WSW	1.6 E	2.1 ESE	1.6 E	0.7 WSW	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	1.4 SSW	0.9 SE
Period(s) (?)	8	9	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20	11	11	11	8	11
Energy(?)	1840	2549	1155	2499	2466	2114	1529	1642	1109	1389	1368	2411	475	1922	1028	1598	655	362	362	338	498	434
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)													7:18PM 0.14					12:32AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	13	11	11	13	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	17	16	16	14	15
Chill °C (?)	14	15	12	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	11	17	16	16	14	15
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	2.4 SW	1.6 ESE	2.5 E	3.0 ESE	2.5 SE	2.0 E	2.1 E	1.1 SW	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	2.2 E	0.9 WSW	2.0 SE	0.9 WSW	2.0 SE	1.0 SW	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	1.4 SSW	1.1 S
Period (s)	8	9	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	11	11	9	11	8	11	11	11	11	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.1 SE	0.6 E	1.0 SW	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SSW	2.0 SSE	0.6 SW	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 SSE	0.5 SW	1.6 E	0.8 WSW	1.6 E	0.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 E	0.9 SE
Period (s)	11	9	14	11	13	13	11	8	14	11	11	8	14	11	20	11	20	8	8	8	8	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.9 S	1.9 SE	2.1 S	2.2 S	1.9 SE	-	1.9 ESE	-	-	2.4 SSE	0.6 SE	1.9 SE	2.1 ESE	-	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	9	7	7	7	7	8	-	12	-	-	8	4	8	11	-	4	-	-	-	-	-

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