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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wed
	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 Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	7	5	4	4	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.6 W	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SW	0.6 S	4.0 WSW	3.0 W	1.7 W	2.5 W	4.0 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	16	16	18	14	15	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	14	14	16	14	13	9	11
Energy	1065	1063	3267	1003	1552	1042	3058	3855	3460	1007	1209	1153	1176	1089	506	2508	268	8321	3408	1759	1331	5331
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			7:39PM 1.84	6:46AM 2.94		7:09PM 2.56	8:17AM 1.91		10:52PM 2.39	8:38AM 3.21		9:01PM 2.85	9:28AM 2.91		2:27AM 2.47		3:34PM 2.17	10:53PM 2.98	11:26AM 3.45		12:13AM 2.32
Low Tide / height (m)		12:06PM 0.98	1:55AM 0.46		2:18PM 0.39	1:19AM 0.46		4:51PM 0.55			2:46PM 0.23		3:14AM 0.17	3:30PM 0.13	8:23PM 0.78	8:23AM 0.01			5:08AM 0.52	5:36PM 0.61	6:01PM 0.18	6:37AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	11	9	14	12	12	11	10	12	14	13	12	13	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	13
Low °C	8	10	10	7	13	11	12	10	9	11	14	12	12	12	9	10	11	10	8	10	8	10
Chill °C (?)	8	10	9	8	13	11	12	10	9	12	14	13	12	13	10	8	11	10	10	10	7	13
Sunrise	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:18
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:55	-	-	5:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.6 W	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	4.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	16	16	17	14	15	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	14	14	16	14	9	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 W	-	-	-	1.1 SW	0.5 WSW	-	1.1 WSW	-	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSE	-	-	1.7 W	0.9 WSW	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	18	18	-	17	-	8	7	7	18	18	6	18	4	-	-	13	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	2.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	14	-	-	-	-	-	11

	Wednesday 10					Thursday 11								Friday 12								Sat
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 SW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	14	18	17	16	14	14	16	15	15	17	16	16	16
Energy	1065	1212	1063	1230	3940	3267	3184	3193	1003	2690	1552	1127	3414	1042	1042	3486	3058	1200	3855	3213	3500	3460
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					7:39PM 1.84				6:46AM 2.94								8:17AM 1.91					10:52PM 2.39
Low Tide / height (m)			12:06PM 0.98				1:55AM 0.46	4:32AM 0.33			2:18PM 0.39	5:32PM 0.94			1:19AM 0.46					4:51PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	9	10	11	10	11	11	10	7	12	14	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	6	8	10	10	8	9	9	8	5	10	13	10	10	12	10	10	12	11	10	9	9	8
Sunrise	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 SW	1.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	14	17	17	16	14	14	16	15	15	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 W	-	-	0.1 W	1.0 WSW	-	-	1.2 SSE	-	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSE	1.2 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	1.1 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	20	17	-	-	12	-	18	18	11	10	18	18	-	-	-	17	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 10	Thursday 11
	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	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 Beach - The Channel 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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.4 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.2 SSE	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW
Period(s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	3389	3082	1065	1171	1297	1212	1063	1063	1063	1146	1267	1230	1112	4228	3940	3940	3898	3267	3226	3226	3184	3405
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													6:11PM 2.43	7:39PM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	6:08AM 0.21						12:06PM 0.98													1:55AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	9	10	6	6	7	8	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	7:47	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.4 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.2 SSE	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	20	18	17	17	17	-	-	-	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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