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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			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	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fields Canterbury	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Jacks Point Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	7	9	4	4	3	9	5	6	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.9 NE	1.1 SW	5.0 NW	3.0 W	1.0 ENE	0.9 NE	0.4 SSE	6.0 W	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	2.5 S	4.5 SSW
Period(s)	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	8	16	11	11	9	13	7	14	11	13	11	13
Energy	791	1225	1616	987	1390	883	623	581	838	874	91	661	5618	5299	211	654	57	14489	3149	6980	1875	6818
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:20PM 1.89		3:42AM 1.91	5:32PM 1.90		5:49AM 1.79		6:20PM 1.84	6:39AM 1.74	5:57PM 1.78	7:39PM 2.07	6:18AM 1.96	5:40PM 1.64		7:07AM 1.74		6:39PM 1.66	6:54AM 1.68		7:34PM 1.73	7:12AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	10:52AM 0.45		9:36PM 0.62	9:56AM 0.55		11:51PM 0.65		12:10PM 0.61	12:44AM 0.69			1:52AM 1.16			11:53PM 0.75		1:33PM 0.63	12:52AM 0.70		1:20PM 0.54	1:47AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	37	5	3	-	-	3	5	-	-	-	2
High °C	13	14	14	13	15	14	15	15	14	14	15	12	13	11	11	16	11	10	8	9	9	11
Low °C	12	14	13	12	14	13	13	14	11	12	13	8	13	11	9	12	7	5	7	9	7	11
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	11	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	12	11	9	10	16	8	6	4	5	6	8
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:52
Sunset	-	5:32	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.5 S	1.1 SW	0.7 W	3.0 W	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSE	-	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	2.5 S	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	14	15	14	14	11	14	14	14	13	12	13	16	16	11	9	9	7	-	12	13	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	1.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.8 SW	0.3 WNW	0.4 W	0.1 W	0.4 SW	-	0.1 S	-	-	2.5 N	0.2 SSE	0.9 NE	0.3 E	-	-	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	-	10	11	14	10	7	12	19	-	9	-	-	11	16	13	11	-	-	13	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.9 NE	-	5.0 NW	-	0.3 W	1.6 SW	0.5 W	6.0 W	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	-	4.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	11	-	-	-	-	3	8	-	11	-	2	6	3	14	11	13	-	13

	Tuesday 05							Wednesday 06								Thursday 07
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 N
Period(s)	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	8
Energy	1058	586	1262	1669	1225	1328	1275	1337	1145	1038	1441	514	1007	857	908	1130	1004	680	623	617	581	1035
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)						4:47PM 1.97				5:03AM 1.86				3:03PM 1.81				3:13AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)				9:11AM 0.47				11:01PM 0.60				11:50AM 1.05				10:23PM 0.70				9:35AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
Temp. °C	12	11	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	14
Chill °C (?)	11	9	14	15	14	14	12	11	10	9	11	11	15	14	13	13	14	13	12	14	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 N
Period (s)	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	11	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.8 SW	0.3 ENE	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 W	-	0.1 W	1.0 SW
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	4	9	15	9	11	7	10	10	10	9	7	-	12	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 N	0.5 NNE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.7 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	3	4	-	-	-	4	4	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 05
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy	1034	647	1304	1208	802	791	791	791	791	814	1484	443	741	666	738	2021	1968	895	907	907	920	330
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:49AM 1.93	3:00AM 1.99		4:20AM 1.93										2:20PM 1.89	3:30PM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)												11:09AM 1.02									8:28PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	13	15	11	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	11
Chill °C (?)	12	11	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	10	14	15	15	14	14	13	11	11	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 WNW	0.1 E	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 NNW
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.6 NE
Period (s)	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	-	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3

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