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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	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Fri
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	5	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 NNW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.8 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S
Period(s)	10	12	13	12	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	11	14	14	14	14	13	15	14	17	18
Energy	1095	1754	3166	4755	5690	7760	3064	3607	1329	1379	1188	668	1250	3561	3420	1161	1267	1117	3225	1534	1267	1076
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				5:10AM 1.93		8:40PM 1.86	9:35AM 2.26		11:02PM 1.77	11:29AM 1.73		12:37AM 1.51	8:25AM 1.86		11:10PM 1.99		1:57PM 1.44	12:40AM 2.28		1:53PM 1.74	2:13AM 1.67	3:14AM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)	9:11AM 0.93	1:22PM 0.17	11:00PM 0.44	11:35AM 0.31	2:40PM 0.18	2:58AM 0.28	3:16AM 0.94	3:23PM 0.25		5:09AM 0.30	5:38PM 0.25	6:23PM 0.16		3:40PM 0.39		7:00AM 0.29		6:26PM 0.98	5:58AM 0.38		8:16PM 0.32	9:27AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
High °C	14	11	11	12	12	9	8	10	9	11	12	14	8	8	9	11	14	13	10	10	10	13
Low °C	14	9	9	10	11	8	8	8	9	10	11	11	8	8	8	9	13	11	10	9	9	13
Chill °C (?)	14	9	10	11	11	7	6	10	8	11	12	14	6	6	7	10	14	12	9	8	8	12
Sunrise	7:45	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:37
Sunset	-	5:10	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:04	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 NNW	2.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	4.0 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.8 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	10	12	12	13	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	11	14	14	14	14	13	15	14	17	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 W	0.2 ENE	0.8 SW	-	0.2 ENE	-	1.4 SW	0.2 ENE	0.3 S	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	10	7	13	-	6	-	13	11	19	9	10	10	16	15	10	10	10	11	11	5	10	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NE	-	0.7 NW	-	-	0.8 N
Period (s)	-	-	13	12	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	4

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	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 NW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 WSW	2.4 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s)	11	11	10	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14
Energy	1482	1283	1095	1054	1754	3873	3823	3166	2977	4487	4755	4278	5690	6054	7138	7760	6444	5534	3064	3184	3607	3377
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	2:49AM 3.17					4:51PM 1.93				5:10AM 1.93					8:40PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)					1:22PM 0.17			11:00PM 0.44					2:40PM 0.18				2:58AM 0.28					3:04PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	9	11	9	9	9	10	11	10	11	12	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	9
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	7	9	7	7	7	8	10	8	9	11	7	7	7	8	7	6	7	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 NW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 WSW	2.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	10	12	12	10	13	12	11	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.9 SW	-	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 WSW	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	1.4 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	10	14	7	14	-	13	13	12	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	11	13	12	11	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 22
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1731	1598	1482	1390	1350	1283	1223	1211	1095	1067	1002	1054	1054	1865	1754	1660	3943	3873	3873	4113	3823	3691
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			2:49AM 3.17														4:51PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)										9:11AM 0.93			12:06PM 0.40	1:22PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	3	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	7	8	9	9	8	9	7	7	7	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	14	14	7	7	7	14	14	14	14	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	13	13

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