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

7 day 48 hour

	Sat		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Fri
	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
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 WNW	2.5 SSW	1.8 S	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW	1.5 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	1.5 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	15	10	13	12	11	11	10	11	11	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1001	1470	1031	1077	1735	1093	2008	1004	2297	1208	506	1170	1029	1033	720	691	635	742
Wind (km/h)	10	10	20	5	25	0	10	5	15	20	10	10	15	15	10	5	10	15
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		8:59PM	7:51AM			5:42AM		11:51PM	11:53AM	9:51PM	10:17PM			6:44PM	7:08AM		1:54AM
Low Tide / height (m)	3:18PM			4:03PM 3:18PM	11:32PM	11:57AM	5:39PM		5:40AM			6:52AM	5:20PM	12:56AM		2:41PM	7:47PM 4:21AM	8:03AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	9	13	13	13	11	8	8	9	10	8	7	8	4	7	8	7	2
Low °C	9	8	11	12	10	10	8	7	8	8	7	6	7	3	4	8	5	0
Chill °C (?)	11	7	11	13	11	11	6	8	7	7	6	5	5	0	7	8	5	-1
Sunrise	-	-	7:35	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:26	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:23
Sunset	5:10	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 WNW	2.5 SSW	1.8 S	2.5 SW	1.4 SSW	0.1 NE	0.6 SSE	1.7 S	1.5 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	10	13	12	11	9	10	6	10	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	-	0.1 NE	0.4 NNE	-	0.7 WSW	-	0.1 NE	0.4 S	0.7 SSW	0.1 NE	0.4 SSE	0.2 S	1.0 NNW	0.9 N	1.0 N	0.8 NNE	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	-	12	7	-	14	-	10	9	12	10	11	18	10	11	10	10	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NW	-	0.6 NW	1.8 N	0.9 NW	-	-	-	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW	1.5 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	-	0.9 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	5	-	3	7	4	-	-	-	11	11	10	11	11	-	4	4	4	4
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.7 S	4.5 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	15	13	9	10	12	13	12
Energy(?)	1001	1049	7452	1470	4791	4736	1031	1191	1077	1092	3553	1735	1295	1209	1093	1118	2008	1633
Wind (km/h)	10	15	20	10	15	20	20	25	5	5	15	25	15	5	0	5	10	5
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	on	glass
Tide State(?)	ebb	low	high	flow	flow	high	flow	high	ebb	low	high	high	ebb	high	ebb	low	ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:28PM 1.70			4:50AM 1.75		10:46AM 1.30			8:37PM 1.56	11:06PM 1.36		4:11AM 2.74
Low Tide / height (m)		3:18PM 0.31								4:24PM 0.29						11:57AM 0.60		5:24PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	9	8	8	9	9	11	13	13	12	4	12	4	9	10	6	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	7	5	6	7	6	8	11	13	12	0	10	1	8	10	5	6	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.7 S	2.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	-	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	14	14	25	-	14	15	15	15	13	15	13	9	10	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 NNE	0.8 NNE	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.1 NW	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	7	8	-	-	-	14	14	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NW	-	4.5 SW	-	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	1.8 N	-	3.0 SSW	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	14	-	14	14	3	3	7	-	13	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
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