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 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			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	Smithfield Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	9	9	7	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	9	7	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	1.8 WSW	2.2 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 WSW	3.0 W	1.4 W	5.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 W	3.5 W
Period(s)	14	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	15	15	15	18	16	15	14	12	13	14	17	16	16	12
Energy	8983	9309	6431	1402	1146	3267	1003	2626	3284	3156	1418	3965	1197	1102	1129	4367	1077	11011	6823	1488	2386	3597
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:52AM 2.03		11:49PM 1.33	5:47AM 2.84	12:06PM 1.37	7:39PM 1.84	6:46AM 2.94		9:57PM 2.31	8:17AM 1.91		11:48PM 2.12	8:38AM 3.21		9:01PM 2.85	10:55AM 2.18		11:12PM 2.18	11:04AM 2.14	3:52PM 2.15	10:36PM 3.25
Low Tide / height (m)		3:14PM 0.40				1:55AM 0.46		2:25PM 0.39			1:50PM 0.33			2:55PM 0.71		4:38AM 0.10	3:40PM 0.15		4:49AM 0.24			6:27AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	2	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	11	11	10	10	14	11	9	13	13	12	13	9	12	13	12	13	13	10	13	15	11	10
Low °C	10	11	9	8	12	9	7	12	11	12	12	9	10	12	12	12	12	8	11	12	11	6
Chill °C (?)	10	8	9	10	14	10	8	11	11	12	12	7	11	13	12	12	13	9	12	15	10	7
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:30
Sunset	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	4:54	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SE	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	1.8 WSW	2.2 SSE	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 W	1.8 SW	3.5 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 W	1.1 SW
Period (s)	15	13	14	14	11	16	16	14	15	15	15	18	16	15	14	16	13	15	17	16	16	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	2.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	1.2 NW	0.3 NE	-	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	21	14	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	10	8	7	6	16	17	18	9	5	-	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.6 N	-	3.0 W	-	5.0 WSW	-	-	-	3.5 W
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	12	-	14	-	-	-	12

	Tuesday 09					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.0 SW	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 W	2.2 SSE	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 SW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	11	14	16	16	15	16	16	14	14	17	16	15
Energy	8983	8451	9309	7898	7522	6431	5087	3225	1402	1212	1146	1230	3351	3267	3144	3193	1003	2690	2626	1093	3702	3284
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		9:09AM 1.51				11:49PM 1.33					12:06PM 1.37		7:39PM 1.84				6:46AM 2.94					9:57PM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)				3:14PM 0.40				5:53AM 0.23							1:55AM 0.46	4:32AM 0.33			2:25PM 0.39	5:32PM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	10	10	11	11	9	9	9	10	8	10	14	11	11	10	9	10	7	10	12	11	13	11
Chill °C (?)	9	7	8	8	6	7	8	9	6	10	14	10	10	9	7	8	5	8	10	10	11	9
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SE	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 W	2.2 SSE	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 SW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	11	14	16	16	15	16	16	14	14	17	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	1.2 S	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	1.2 SSE	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 SSE	1.3 W	-
Period (s)	21	19	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	12	-	18	18	11	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 09	Wednesday 10
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 SW	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	9491	9066	8983	9084	8918	8451	7748	11221	9309	9804	7255	7898	7101	6379	7522	7176	6522	6431	6049	5448	5087	4100
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				9:52AM 2.03														11:49PM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)										3:14PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Chill °C (?)	7	9	9	9	9	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	4.0 S	4.0 S	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.2 S	1.0 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	14	14	14	14	14	14	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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