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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	Fri	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	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	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	8	5	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 NE	2.2 W	1.3 WSW	3.0 NNW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.3 W	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.1 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.2 SW	2.5 ENE	2.1 ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	12	12	11	11	10	13	6	12	17	9	16	15	16	14	14	13	9	9	10	9	9
Energy(?)	879	914	717	412	312	524	836	168	1415	1194	1909	9065	5170	1702	2215	1941	1321	341	1254	543	1667	784
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:42AM 2.43	6:36PM 2.34		7:19AM 2.74	6:37PM 2.28	7:03PM 2.47			8:27PM 2.33	10:26AM 1.79		9:26PM 2.92				4:18AM 1.44		12:18AM 1.91	5:32AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)	11:58PM 0.63	11:49AM 0.79		12:54AM 0.69			1:21AM 0.73	8:31AM 0.50	2:15PM 0.75	2:39AM 0.68	4:19AM 0.57	3:52PM 0.72	3:38AM 1.27	7:32AM 0.45	3:39PM 0.69	9:59PM 0.29	10:35AM 0.33	6:06PM 0.42		11:50AM 0.30	6:46PM 0.38	9:45PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	37	1	-	1	2	2	1	-	5	-	2	-
High °C	13	16	16	15	18	17	18	23	13	12	15	14	11	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	13
Low °C	11	16	16	12	18	17	16	21	12	9	14	14	9	15	14	10	13	13	13	11	14	12
Chill °C (?)	13	16	15	15	18	17	17	23	13	12	14	13	8	14	13	12	14	11	12	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:08	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:49	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.8 ENE	-	1.3 WSW	0.7 W	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.3 W	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.1 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	1.9 ENE	2.1 ENE
Period (s)	9	12	12	11	11	10	13	7	-	17	18	16	15	16	14	14	13	9	14	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 W	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.3 NNW	0.4 WSW	-	0.3 SE	-	1.1 W	0.5 WSW	1.5 N	-	1.2 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.4 NE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	15	14	14	14	16	-	8	-	10	12	8	-	7	7	6	5	10	11	10	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 NNE	1.1 NE	2.2 W	-	3.0 NNW	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	-	-	0.9 S	2.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	6	12	-	9	-	-	-	4	-	-	6	9	9	9	4

	Fri	Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	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	Charleston West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	1.8 NE	2.1 NE	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 NE	0.9 WSW	1.6 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	6	6	13	13	6	13	8
Energy(?)	1818	1080	1144	1107	827	750	708	208	580	506	554	615	303	296	246	257	500	836	623	201	273	335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	high
High Tide / height (m)				6:12AM 2.29									7:19AM 2.74	11:31AM 1.67							9:40AM 1.76	12:56PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)		11:27PM 0.66				11:23AM 0.66				12:54AM 0.69	2:37AM 0.53				1:06PM 0.82		7:47PM 0.23		3:30AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	13	14	15	16	17	16	15	15	11	13	16	16	19	23	22	16	16	14	19	21
Chill °C (?)	13	14	12	13	15	16	17	16	15	15	10	12	16	16	19	23	22	15	15	14	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.3 S	1.4 ENE	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.2 S
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	7	6	13	13	6	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 ENE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.7 W	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.2 SSW	0.3 NNW	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	-	-	0.4 SE	0.9 WSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	8	14	14	6	14	14	16	14	9	8	-	-	8	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	1.8 NE	2.1 NE	0.3 NNE	0.5 NE	1.3 NE	0.8 NE	1.6 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	6	6	2	3	6	4	8

	Friday 12	Saturday 13
	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	Charleston West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 S	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 WSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 WSW	0.4 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	8	9	9	13	13	6	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	8	8	11	11	7	11	9
Energy(?)	1624	811	819	869	829	1001	1063	144	1144	1144	1008	1465	900	727	809	83	92	698	698	173	615	21
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												6:56AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	13	13	12	14	14	10	13	14	9	13	12	11	17	16	16	14	15	16	14	14
Chill °C (?)	13	15	12	13	12	13	14	10	12	13	8	13	11	10	17	16	16	14	14	15	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 S	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 WSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 WSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	13	13	8	9	9	13	13	6	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	8	8	11	11	7	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.4 ENE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.4 NE	0.3 NNW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	15	7	13	13	12	15	15	8	15	15	-	15	15	10	15	6	6	-	-	8	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	-	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	2

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