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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

	Fri 7		Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	NW 9	WSW 14	NNW 8	NNW 9	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 14	WSW 13	WSW 20	WSW 16	WSW 18	NNW 9	SSW 18	SSW 16	WSW 18	WSW 16	WSW 18
kJ	1028	635	508	363	730	635	1274	1257	1667	423	679	298	597	408	1006	491	627	785	1506	951
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	E	E	NE	E	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ESE	NNE	NW	ENE	ENE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:08PM2.77m		7:21AM1.84m		6:28PM2.79m	8:36AM1.91m		8:57PM1.95m	8:52AM1.86m		9:23PM1.94m	9:10AM2.74m		9:23PM3.10m	10:13AM3.29m	2:01PM2.15m	2:03AM2.38m		12:22PM2.26m	11:08PM3.14m
Low Tide		11:28PM1.15m		12:06PM1.16m	00:48AM1.10m		2:52PM0.51m			2:35PM0.95m			4:51PM0.27m		3:58AM0.58m		7:52PM0.09m	6:08AM-0.08m


mm	2	10	—	2	10	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	3
Max °C	8	10	9	11	10	8	8	9	11	12	10	12	12	10	12	16	11	12	13	13
Min °C	8	9	7	11	9	7	8	9	10	11	10	11	10	9	10	11	8	8	11	12
Chill °C	6	8	7	9	8	7	8	8	11	12	9	10	11	10	11	16	10	11	12	11
	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:52	—	—
	5:43	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:54	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	NW 9	WSW 14	NNW 8	NNW 9	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 6	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	N 7	NNW 9	ENE 8	E 10	WSW 15	WSW 16	NNW 8
kJ	1028	635	508	363	730	476	1274	1257	1667	100	679	298	597	111	1006	432	262	683	1506	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 18	W 14	W 14	WSW 16	—	—	N 9	W 14	N 8	WSW 20	—	WSW 18	WNW 12	SSW 18	SSW 16	WSW 18	WNW 10	WSW 18
kJ	17	15	218	106	150	635	—	—	162	423	89	298	—	408	328	491	627	785	74	951
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 3	N 3	E 3	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—
kJ	—	3	1	1	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	8	—	—
Sea °C	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	13	13	11	13	12	11	11	11	11	13
Diff °C	0.0	+0.1	+1.0	+0.1	0.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.3	+0.1	+1.3	+0.5	+1.0	+0.4	0.0	+1.8	+1.3	+1.0	+1.0	+0.5

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Canterbury	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
Catlins	Otago	Wellington
Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
Nelson Tasman Bay	Wairarapa

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