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

	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tue
	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	Fields Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	9	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.9 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	2.2 S	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 W	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 WSW
Period(s)	11	15	13	13	12	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	18	19	16	16	14	13	16	15	14	14
Energy	437	1827	7972	5656	2123	3189	1650	1284	1198	1742	863	1276	1071	1037	1875	905	984	895	1557	1680	1366	1381
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	on	off	glass	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:38PM 1.33	10:55PM 1.73			11:40PM 1.82		12:36PM 2.41	10:01PM 2.06			10:48PM 2.17			11:36PM 2.24	10:09AM 3.26	12:08PM 2.32	12:25AM 2.28		1:00PM 2.32	1:16AM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)				7:08AM 0.52	5:45PM 0.23		6:30AM 0.87			6:41AM 0.14	4:41PM 0.16		6:30AM 0.33	4:00PM 0.03		3:59AM 0.03		6:20PM 0.12	6:44AM -0.04		7:12PM 0.16	7:38AM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	9	12	13	11	9	10	8	8	9	8	8	12	9	12	11	11	12	12	11	11
Low °C	8	12	9	10	12	8	8	9	7	8	8	6	6	11	7	10	11	11	11	12	10	10
Chill °C (?)	10	13	6	10	11	8	8	8	6	6	9	7	8	11	9	12	11	10	11	12	10	10
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:31	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07
Sunset	-	5:15	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.9 S	1.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.2 S	0.4 ENE	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 W	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	11	15	22	13	12	10	15	14	13	13	12	12	13	19	16	16	14	13	16	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 E	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 E	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.1 W	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	11	13	11	10	17	14	10	10	-	10	24	21	18	13	-	-	22	19	-	-	18	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	-	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	13	13	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 12							Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Fields Canterbury	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nugget Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	9	9	8	6	6	8	6	6	7	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.4 SSE	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	18	13	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14
Energy	1844	1040	1147	1022	1071	3532	1431	1326	8175	8410	8689	7151	5353	10904	7909	5887	5166	6017	4330	1187	1284	1265
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:20AM 1.53				12:34PM 1.54							11:17AM 1.76	1:17PM 1.87			11:59PM 1.72					12:36PM 2.41
Low Tide / height (m)			6:40AM 0.25				6:42PM 0.26			5:08AM 0.33									6:28AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	10	14	15	11	11	10	9	9	10	11	13	10	11	9	8	8	8	10	10	9
Chill °C (?)	5	4	9	13	15	9	10	8	6	6	7	9	12	7	8	7	6	5	5	9	9	7
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.4 SSE	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	11	10	12	11	21	19	19	18	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 NW	-	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	3.0 S	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	13	16	16	16	16	15	14	-	-	-

	Tuesday 12
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Fields Canterbury	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nugget Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	9	9	8	6	6	8	6	6	7	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.2 SSE	2.3 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	1.4 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	11	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	13
Energy	2233	1635	1680	1524	478	1619	824	729	6967	7217	7472	7852	802	10453	6321	3682	3522	5963	5881	3201	9137	8782
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:20AM 1.53										10:27AM 1.65		12:28PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)							6:28AM 0.26										4:57PM 0.31	5:06PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	11	11	11	11	14	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	9	8	8	8	8	13	6	7	8	7	6	6	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.2 SSE	2.3 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.4 S	3.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	14	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.7 S	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	16	11	15	26	14	14	14	11	24	24
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	0.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	3	13	14	13	13	14	14	-	13	13

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