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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	Thu	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	5	4	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 W	-	1.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	2.5 W	0.7 WSW	2.0 WNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.1 WSW	1.5 W	2.0 ENE	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	-	13	11	12	12	11	12	10	7	7	12	16	9	16	15	15	14	14	12	7	10
Energy(?)	1064	0	887	1926	910	717	412	275	476	293	93	2017	530	1149	7701	6324	2716	2236	1715	798	419	553
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:24AM 2.84	5:51PM 2.88		6:21AM 2.76			11:31AM 1.67		7:03PM 2.47	8:14AM 2.78		10:07PM 1.76	7:54AM 2.31		9:21PM 2.74	9:39AM 2.44		10:44PM 1.86	11:06AM 1.88		2:53AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)	11:47PM 0.61	11:34AM 1.24		11:56PM 0.63	12:33PM 1.31	5:12PM 1.06	11:37PM 0.81	5:12AM 0.41	1:57PM 0.71	1:21AM 0.73		2:15PM 0.75			2:38PM 0.77	3:33AM 0.97		3:50PM 0.63		4:57AM 0.68	4:42PM 1.20	8:28PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	1	45	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-
High °C	13	17	17	12	17	16	14	16	16	15	24	12	12	16	15	12	17	18	13	14	15	12
Low °C	10	16	16	9	17	15	12	14	16	14	22	11	10	14	14	10	15	17	12	12	14	10
Chill °C (?)	12	16	16	10	17	16	14	15	16	15	24	10	10	15	14	10	17	18	13	13	14	12
Sunrise	-	5:46	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:53	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:05	-	-	8:39	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 W	0.3 SW	1.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	0.9 W	2.0 WNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.1 WSW	1.5 W	0.4 SE	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	13	3	13	11	12	12	11	12	10	7	7	-	8	9	16	15	15	14	14	12	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.3 NW	0.3 NNW	-	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE	-	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.9 NNW	0.9 NNE	0.8 N	0.9 N	0.6 N	0.5 N	0.3 SSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	15	14	16	-	15	14	14	5	16	14	8	-	12	13	8	7	7	7	7	13	7	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	-	1.2 WSW	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	2.5 W	-	1.8 N	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	2.0 ENE	-
Period (s)	6	-	7	12	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	12	-	7	-	-	-	-	8	-	7	-

	Thu	Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	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	Smoothwater Bay 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Shingles West Coast South Island	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	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 NNW	1.9 SW	1.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	10	9	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12
Energy(?)	2159	1064	1280	1317	762	179	40	953	1113	1080	1107	1089	802	670	697	628	589	506	627	570	269	292
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)				5:12AM 2.36		10:05AM 2.20						6:12AM 2.29	7:55AM 1.77			6:45PM 2.64					7:19AM 2.74	11:31AM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)		11:12PM 1.12								11:27PM 0.66				11:23AM 0.66				12:54AM 0.69	1:40AM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	10	12	14	14	16	13	14	13	11	14	12	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	16
Chill °C (?)	11	11	9	11	14	12	16	11	14	13	10	14	12	15	17	16	15	14	13	14	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	0.3 NNW	0.9 SW	1.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	14	13	6	3	12	9	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.9 W	0.4 SSW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NE	1.1 WSW	0.3 N	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	16	16	7	14	14	10	12	15	15	15	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 ENE	1.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	3	3	10	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	5

	Thursday 11	Friday 12
	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	Smoothwater Bay 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Shingles West Coast South Island	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	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 SW	0.1 N	1.1 SW	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	2.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	6
Energy(?)	2367	1545	1528	1699	1064	1493	5	505	1025	1162	1060	1317	1686	1112	1023	1097	1210	1228	3144	3172	1114	489
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)										4:40AM 2.51	5:24AM 2.84
Low Tide / height (m)				10:58PM 0.53	11:12PM 1.12												11:20AM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	14	13	10	12	10	9	12	9	12	11	15	17	15	14	15	15	15	15	13
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	12	12	8	9	7	8	10	8	11	8	15	17	13	12	13	14	14	14	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	2.2 WSW	1.6 W	0.8 SW	0.4 NW	1.1 SW	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	-	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.6 N	0.6 N	1.7 W	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	14	15	15	13	13	14	5	14	13	13	13	14	-	13	14	13	13	13	16	16	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 E	0.3 NW	0.4 ENE	0.4 N	0.3 NNW	0.8 W	0.4 NNW	-	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.5 N	0.2 E
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	15	11	14	11	15	16	6	16	-	7	7	6	16	16	16	16	16	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	-	1.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	-	1.3 WSW	-	-	2.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	13	13	-	6	14	4	5	-	7	-	-	13	7	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	6

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