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

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	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	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Shag Beach Otago	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	5	5	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	W 10	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 16	W 14	SW 14	SSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	W 14	WSW 13	WSW 12
kJ	93	3062	1902	2442	1068	1387	3302	2068	7092	5317	3162	3159	1172	1048	2887	1836	528	1065	1072	1475	1022
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SSW	WNW	W	SSW	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	N	N	E	N	N	N	WSW	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	glassy	off	off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				4:34AM1.76m	5:50PM1.82m		5:19AM1.77m	1:06PM2.86m		5:30AM1.96m	3:03PM2.08m		8:01AM1.72m	3:51PM2.00m	3:34AM1.92m	4:27AM1.97m	4:47PM1.91m			6:01PM1.86m
Low Tide	11:57AM0.19m	5:59PM0.10m	10:24PM0.18m	10:48AM0.16m		00:05AM0.20m	11:38AM0.20m		11:17PM0.20m	11:49AM0.25m		10:59PM0.39m			9:17PM0.41m	10:40AM0.46m		11:18PM0.37m	9:22AM0.58m		00:31AM0.44m


mm	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	3	15	—	—	—
Max °C	16	9	7	10	11	8	13	11	9	12	13	10	12	13	11	18	16	12	12	14	14
Min °C	7	9	6	9	8	7	11	11	8	9	11	9	11	13	10	16	14	10	11	14	12
Chill °C	15	9	3	6	11	6	11	11	5	11	12	8	12	12	11	17	15	10	10	13	13
	7:05	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:01	—	—
	—	7:37	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:55	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:59	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	W 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 16	W 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WNW 5	WSW 13	WSW 12
kJ	60	3062	518	1085	1068	1387	3302	2068	7092	5317	1582	3159	1172	1048	2887	598	528	1065	3	1475	1022
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	W 22	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	ESE 12	—	—	WSW 14	NE 5	—	SW 16	SW 14	—	WNW 10	W 15	WNW 10	NW 10
kJ	93	38	141	98	92	61	29	—	14	—	—	594	8	—	551	1836	—	312	4	58	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	—	SW 10	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 14	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	WNW 10	ESE 4	W 14	ESE 3	—
kJ	390	—	1902	2442	—	—	—	—	—	—	3162	—	9	—	—	—	1650	11	1072	7	—
Sea °C	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	11	14	11	11
Diff °C	0.0	0.0	+2.0	+2.0	+1.3	+1.4	+2.0	-0.2	+1.6	+1.6	+0.6	+0.9	+1.9	+0.6	+0.5	+0.6	+0.6	+1.0	+0.4	+1.0	+1.0

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