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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	Mon	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 01			Monday 02
	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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	3	5	4	4	4	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 WSW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 SW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SSE	1.7 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.4 SW	1.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 S	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	11	9	14	16	16	16	14	10	13	13	12	10	12	13	13	15	12	6	13	12	11	12
Energy(?)	133	545	1343	3175	1935	1440	896	85	1016	1325	1235	1000	1083	1966	867	271	455	121	3264	1825	1257	1351
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:53AM 2.76	4:11AM 2.94	5:21PM 1.81		5:45AM 1.81	6:30PM 1.80		10:57AM 1.71		8:58PM 1.82	9:21AM 1.86		10:12PM 1.90	10:30AM 1.96	1:04PM 1.86	9:44PM 3.00	10:10AM 3.15		10:30PM 2.71	10:49AM 2.89
Low Tide / height (m)		10:26AM 1.04		11:26PM 0.55	12:07PM 0.58		12:44AM 0.63	4:51AM 0.41	2:35PM 0.47	3:14AM 0.60		3:50PM 0.39		4:23AM 0.51		3:59AM 0.93		4:05PM 0.32		4:35AM 0.29	5:10PM 0.62	11:28PM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	2
High °C	14	18	14	12	15	20	16	24	16	16	13	16	16	15	16	14	17	14	10	11	12	12
Low °C	13	15	13	10	13	18	15	22	15	14	11	16	15	12	16	13	15	12	9	10	12	11
Chill °C (?)	13	18	13	12	15	20	16	24	16	15	12	16	16	14	15	13	17	12	7	8	10	10
Sunrise	-	7:13	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:29	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 SW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SSE	1.7 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.4 SW	1.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 WSW	0.1 E	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	6	9	14	16	16	16	14	10	13	13	12	10	12	13	13	15	12	10	13	12	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.5 NE	0.8 WSW	-	0.6 SE	0.8 W	0.6 NW	0.4 NNE	0.2 N	0.2 WSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.1 N	0.6 S	0.1 NE	-	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	11	5	18	-	10	8	8	6	13	20	16	13	16	9	11	9	10	-	12	12	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	1.3 SSE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	6	-	-	-	-

	Mon	Tuesday 24								Wednesday 25								Thursday 26
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 SW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 SE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	8	9	9	9	9	18	13	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	10
Energy(?)	502	274	692	502	545	503	514	930	1804	3175	3326	3156	2712	2259	1516	1241	1034	1208	1161	1017	649	110
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				4:36AM 1.90								6:45AM 1.83				6:05PM 2.80				6:28AM 2.37
Low Tide / height (m)	9:44PM 0.40					10:51AM 0.49				12:36AM 0.56								11:55PM 0.73
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	4	-
Temp. °C	13	13	13	14	15	18	18	13	12	11	10	10	12	17	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	24
Chill °C (?)	13	13	12	13	15	18	18	12	12	11	9	10	12	17	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 SW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 SE
Period (s)	12	11	8	9	9	9	9	18	13	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.9 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 WSW	0.8 SW	1.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.2 N	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	8	11	16	5	5	11	7	16	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	8	8	8	8	13	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 ENE	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NW	0.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3

	Monday 23				Tuesday 24
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.0 NW	0.6 SW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.5 SSW	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.8 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.4 W	1.4 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	11	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	19	10	10	11	11	11	10	5
Energy(?)	535	414	394	216	133	133	163	185	504	539	548	608	606	650	433	237	309	250	328	468	496	175
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)											5:39AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)				10:24PM 0.42				2:34AM 0.38								10:26AM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	18	19	20	17	17	19	19
Chill °C (?)	15	14	12	13	12	12	12	10	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	18	19	20	17	17	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	0.7 NE	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 WSW	0.6 SSE	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.8 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.4 W	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	6	6	7	6	11	11	11	11	11	7	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.5 W	0.2 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 SW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 W	0.5 SW	0.2 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 W	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	7	8	11	11	11	11	16	16	15	15	15	11	11	16	16	16	16	20	15	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.0 N	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	1.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 S
Period (s)	-	-	4	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	5

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