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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	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	1	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	1.8 WSW	3.0 SSE	1.4 ESE	3.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.9 W	1.1 SW	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 W	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	6	8	9	10	10	11	8	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13
Energy(?)	161	532	1267	308	2085	1549	1076	415	377	1241	1040	1659	944	810	949	2373	1726	934	1054	1817	2053	889
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:36PM 1.95	10:07PM 3.33			11:36PM 2.14	12:03PM 2.15		7:19PM 1.75		6:21PM 2.07		7:47AM 1.71		7:51PM 1.51	8:19AM 1.72		9:04PM 1.52	9:16AM 1.68		3:04AM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)				8:19AM 0.09	5:22PM 0.22		5:51AM 0.23	5:40PM 0.49	1:28AM 0.24	9:03AM 0.36		12:57AM -0.02		1:48PM -0.02	2:01AM -0.00		2:46PM -0.01	3:16AM -0.00		3:42PM 0.01	8:54PM 0.28	8:26AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	15	17	12	15	15	12	21	19	15	17	17	13	19	19	17	16	15	14	17	19	16	18
Low °C	14	16	11	13	14	11	18	18	11	17	16	11	16	18	16	15	15	12	15	19	11	17
Chill °C (?)	15	16	9	14	13	11	21	18	14	16	17	12	19	19	17	15	15	14	16	19	15	18
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:41
Sunset	-	9:12	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:53	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.7 WSW	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.1 S	2.5 SSE	2.1 SSE	0.1 SW	0.6 ESE	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 W	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.6 SW
Period (s)	8	16	9	9	16	10	11	13	9	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.4 NNW	-	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.6 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	1.1 W	-	0.1 SE	-	-	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	9	7	-	15	15	9	8	20	11	15	18	-	-	13	14	15	12	-	11	-	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.8 WSW	3.0 SSE	0.8 SSW	3.5 SSE	-	-	1.9 W	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	6	8	4	10	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Wednesday 03					Thursday 04								Friday 05								Sat
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater 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	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nicks Point Southland	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SSE	0.8 WSW	1.6 ESE	2.0 SE	4.0 S	2.5 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	10	16	8	16	9	9	9	10	9	13	9	9	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	7
Energy(?)	218	421	94	285	1697	1549	1098	741	1988	212	442	696	6311	1549	1250	1156	1076	1076	591	520	664	724
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:14AM 3.02					10:42PM 2.09						4:49PM 1.52				5:27AM 1.66				5:56PM 1.51		11:10PM 2.60
Low Tide / height (m)			3:55PM 0.63					4:23AM 0.58						11:07PM 0.03				12:05PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	11	14	11	14	13	12	8	15	15	16	14	13	11	11	12	18	23	22	23	15	14
Chill °C (?)	11	10	13	10	13	12	11	6	15	14	16	14	12	10	10	11	18	23	22	23	15	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.8 SW	0.6 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.4 SSE	0.8 WSW	1.6 ESE	2.0 SE	3.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	8	9	8	9	16	9	9	10	9	13	9	9	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.7 ENE	0.4 NNW	0.6 ENE	0.2 N	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 E	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	8	10	17	15	15	15	9	7	9	10	-	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	18	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSE	0.8 W	-	-	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	1.9 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	9	5	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	7

	Wednesday 03																Thursday 04
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater 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	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nicks Point Southland	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WSW	0.7 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.5 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 WNW	1.6 SSE	0.5 WSW	0.6 ENE	1.1 ESE	1.7 S	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 S	3.0 SSE	2.5 S	1.0 WSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	8	16	8	8	8	8	6	16	9	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	235	303	161	326	306	306	359	111	160	245	140	137	315	742	889	1058	1231	959	1430	1680	295	1119
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			9:45AM 3.19
Low Tide / height (m)																10:10PM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	1
High °C	12	11	15	11	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	11	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	12
Chill °C (?)	11	10	15	10	15	14	14	13	9	10	10	8	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.7 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.7 ENE	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.1 E	0.6 SW	0.6 ENE	1.1 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	2.0 SE	1.0 WSW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	8	10	8	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	0.4 WSW	0.8 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 NW	0.1 E	0.5 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.5 E	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.1 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 W	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	12	12	12	8	12	16	9	9	10	-	-	-	-	9	18	9	16	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	1.6 SSE	0.3 SE	1.0 E	1.3 S	1.7 S	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 S	3.0 SSE	2.5 S	-	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	-	6	3	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8

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