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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	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Fri
	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	Kaka Point Catlins	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	Beatons Southland	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury
Rating	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	7	4	7	6	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 ENE	2.3 W	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.6 SW	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.3 SE	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	11	12	12	11	12	10	13	7	12	10	10	16	15	14	14	14	8	9	9	10
Energy(?)	177	848	1919	910	717	412	279	474	849	74	1547	760	1072	8001	6662	1077	2522	2002	1175	319	344	231
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	off	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:51PM 2.88		11:03AM 2.17		11:06PM 1.66	7:44AM 1.75		7:34PM 2.31	8:06AM 2.31		7:28PM 2.32	8:30AM 2.52		9:15PM 2.38	9:39AM 2.44		10:09PM 2.99	10:31AM 3.03		2:53AM 1.81	5:02AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)	11:59AM 0.64		12:04AM 0.93	4:43AM 0.97	5:12PM 1.06				1:49AM 0.70		3:57PM 0.54	1:41AM 0.64		3:05PM 0.70	3:26AM 0.64		4:36PM 0.69		4:22AM 1.23	6:06PM 0.42	8:28PM 0.38	11:20AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	36	2	-	-	2	4	1	3	6	5
High °C	14	18	12	17	16	15	16	17	18	24	11	11	14	14	12	13	16	11	11	15	13	12
Low °C	12	17	9	16	16	12	14	17	14	22	10	9	13	14	11	12	15	11	9	14	12	12
Chill °C (?)	12	18	10	17	16	15	16	17	17	24	8	10	12	13	10	12	15	10	9	15	13	11
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41
Sunset	-	8:53	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:08	-	-	8:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 ENE	-	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.6 SW	2.5 W	2.2 W	1.3 SW	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 E
Period (s)	13	13	11	12	12	11	12	10	13	7	-	10	10	16	15	14	14	14	12	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 NNW	-	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	-	0.1 SE	-	0.7 WSW	1.7 N	1.5 N	0.9 NNE	-	0.2 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.1 SE
Period (s)	11	16	-	15	14	14	5	16	-	8	-	16	8	8	8	-	12	12	9	8	6	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.3 NNE	-	2.3 W	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 SE	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	12	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-

	Friday 12							Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 W	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 SW	2.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	14	7	10	9	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	6
Energy(?)	1025	1133	1000	180	215	1066	1087	1080	1252	1089	802	670	708	705	580	506	620	354	303	442	410	357
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)		5:24AM 2.84		10:05AM 2.20						6:12AM 2.29	7:55AM 1.77			6:36PM 2.34					7:19AM 2.74
Low Tide / height (m)								11:27PM 0.66				11:23AM 0.66				12:54AM 0.69	1:40AM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	12	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	16	18	17	23
Chill °C (?)	8	9	14	12	12	11	14	14	12	12	12	15	17	16	15	15	13	12	16	18	17	23
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	1.9 W	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.3 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	6	14	13	9	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.4 NNW	1.0 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 NE	1.0 WSW	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.3 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	15	16	7	14	12	10	12	15	15	15	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	1.0 SW	2.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	2.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	7	10	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6

	Friday 12
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	2.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.4 WSW	1.9 SW	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	8	13	13	12	10	6
Energy(?)	1012	1211	1443	127	118	474	1057	1318	1000	988	1757	829	931	966	889	889	1668	1227	1227	1565	945	97
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	11	9	9	9	11	16	15	15	12	16	18	15	15	14	15	15	14	12	11	13
Chill °C (?)	9	9	9	6	6	6	11	15	14	13	9	16	18	13	13	12	14	15	14	10	9	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:34	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	-	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 N	1.8 W	1.8 W	-	0.8 SW	1.0 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	16	13	13	-	12	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.9 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.6 N	0.3 NNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	-	1.3 WSW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.1 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	-	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	15	6	16	7	11	11	16	16	7	7	-	7	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	-	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 SW	-	1.2 WSW	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	2.4 WSW	1.9 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	7	-	-	12	-	7	7	7	7	8	-	-	12	10	-

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