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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	Fri	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01
	Night	AM	PM	Night	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	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins
Rating	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	5	3	3	6	5	5	9	4	7	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SW	2.1 W	1.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 W	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	15	14	14	12	13	14	14	16	13	8	8	22	11	20	12	12	15	14	14	16	14	14
Energy	6952	1062	1250	255	6596	5545	1667	2429	1310	702	389	913	396	342	2170	5918	2365	4631	1360	865	3544	2967
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		9:59AM 2.24		7:30PM 1.81	11:00AM 2.26		9:47PM 2.25			8:39PM 1.81	9:01AM 1.90	12:42PM 2.35	12:32AM 1.92		1:26PM 2.38	10:05PM 1.92		12:23PM 2.42	2:01AM 1.83	4:35AM 1.54	5:01PM 1.59	2:39AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)	12:30AM 0.56	3:40AM 0.96	3:48PM 0.25	1:40AM 0.52	4:44AM 0.94	2:13PM 0.36		7:30AM 0.12	3:09PM 0.32	2:49AM 0.55			6:56PM 0.17	6:45AM 0.23			7:25AM 0.24		7:47PM 0.26	10:46AM 0.59		8:27PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	20	12	12	12	15	16	14	14	13	14	14	13	10	11	12	9	14	15	15
Low °C	13	12	13	17	12	12	11	13	15	13	13	13	12	14	11	10	10	10	8	9	14	15
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	20	9	10	11	15	15	13	14	12	13	13	11	7	8	10	8	13	14	14
Sunrise	-	7:37	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 W	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	2.4 SSW	-	1.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	16	14	14	12	14	-	14	16	13	8	8	22	11	8	11	11	15	-	14	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.1 SE	0.1 N	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	1.2 S	0.4 WSW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	1.0 SW	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	10	9	-	-	-	-	10	12	8	11	14	11	-	-	10	-	-	16	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SW	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	0.3 WNW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	-	-	0.4 NW	2.1 W	1.5 SW	1.5 WSW	0.4 NE	-	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	-	3.5 SW	-	-	-	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	15	8	6	3	13	14	-	-	4	8	8	8	3	-	12	12	-	14	-	-	-	5

	Fri	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins
Rating	6	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.4 W	2.0 W	1.7 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	16	15	14	14	14	8	13	14	12	13	12	13	12	15	14	16	14	14	14	16	16	13
Energy	5383	6952	8088	4405	4366	1139	1404	1085	3677	1391	1128	1503	2829	7879	8308	6905	5046	3197	3242	3594	3415	4357
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:19PM 1.81	9:30PM 2.24							7:30PM 1.81					10:35AM 1.79				9:47PM 2.25				11:30AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)							2:33PM 0.50	5:57PM 0.09			12:54AM 0.67	4:44AM 0.94									7:23AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	13	11	14	17	19	13	14	13	13	13	15	12	12	14	11	12	11	11	13	14
Chill °C (?)	13	11	11	10	13	17	19	13	13	13	13	11	14	10	10	13	10	12	10	11	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SW	-	1.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.1 N	1.9 WSW	-	1.5 S	-	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	16	16	14	14	14	8	-	14	11	10	12	-	13	-	15	16	14	14	14	16	16	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.9 SW	0.2 E	0.8 SW	0.3 S	0.3 WNW	0.6 SW	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	-	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 S
Period (s)	-	9	9	8	9	14	16	4	13	10	20	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.4 W	2.0 W	-	3.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	-	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	14	8	13	-	12	13	-	13	12	15	14	16	-	-	-	-	-	13

	Friday 24					Saturday 25
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins
Rating	6	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	1.4 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SW	2.1 W	1.0 S	1.3 SW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 WSW	2.5 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW
Period(s)	16	13	16	16	16	15	15	8	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14
Energy	6416	1149	5054	5233	1841	696	1950	243	716	2449	2386	1103	506	2461	4366	1597	2396	1773	2540	749	792	2434
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	6:19PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)																						3:48PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	12	13	13	12	13	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	16	16	17	16	16	18
Chill °C (?)	13	11	10	12	11	11	11	9	11	12	12	10	12	11	11	12	14	15	16	16	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	0.4 E	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.1 S	1.0 S	1.3 SW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	2.5 SW	1.5 SSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 WSW	2.5 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	12	13	9	15	16	15	15	8	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.1 SE	-	0.4 E	0.9 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.5 SSW	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.0 W	0.2 E	-	0.2 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 E
Period (s)	16	17	9	-	9	10	9	13	-	6	6	9	9	9	9	6	9	-	9	8	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	2.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WNW	3.0 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WNW	2.1 W	1.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	16	3	16	16	3	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	14	6	6	8	6	4	4	5

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