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

	Wed	Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.8 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 N
Period(s)	13	14	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	13	12	12	10	10	10	14	13	13	13	15	14	7
Energy	7561	4530	1445	1570	1648	2723	3700	3261	6940	1624	221	1338	833	763	641	1035	991	665	550	1041	597	701
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:25PM 2.93			2:01AM 1.83		2:22PM 1.87	1:19AM 2.38		3:01PM 1.86	11:13PM 3.17	6:14AM 1.50		11:42PM 2.72	5:33AM 1.57	4:04PM 2.03		4:20AM 1.93	3:36PM 2.22		3:44AM 2.13	4:18PM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		7:41AM 0.22	5:15PM 0.28	7:47PM 0.26	8:04AM 0.26		7:20PM 0.59	8:43AM 0.29				12:23PM 0.65		11:38AM 0.35		10:14PM 0.53	10:31AM 0.49		9:52PM 0.82	10:11AM 0.75		12:17AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	15	15	10	12	11	16	17	15	16	17	14	14	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	10
Low °C	8	9	14	14	8	11	11	12	16	12	12	15	13	14	16	11	13	14	12	13	14	10
Chill °C (?)	7	7	14	15	8	12	10	15	16	14	16	16	13	13	16	14	15	14	12	12	14	9
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 WSW	0.8 SW	-	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.6 WNW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	-	14	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	13	12	-	10	10	10	14	13	13	10	15	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 N	0.3 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 W	0.4 NE	1.0 W	1.3 SW	1.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	14	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	4	10	13	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	-	0.3 NNE	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.8 NNW	3.5 WSW	-	-	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.8 ENE	-	1.7 N
Period (s)	13	-	3	-	3	-	-	5	14	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	7

	Wed	Thursday 30								Friday 01								Saturday 02
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	4	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	2.3 SSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s)	18	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Energy	622	1711	7686	6308	5336	4641	3406	3459	3099	1152	1176	1229	1202	1011	1997	3986	3196	3700	3601	3594	3248	8009
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							12:23PM 2.42			10:06PM 3.15		4:35AM 1.54			2:04PM 2.13				1:19AM 2.38
Low Tide / height (m)					7:25AM 0.24				7:47PM 0.26					9:40AM 0.26			8:08PM 0.34				7:37AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	9	9	8	8	10	10	10	9	14	7	7	15	10	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	16
Chill °C (?)	13	6	7	5	6	8	8	8	7	14	4	4	15	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.2 ESE	2.4 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.1 SE	0.1 N	0.3 WSW	0.3 NE	-	1.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	9	15	18	4	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	2.3 SSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	6	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	8	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	14

	Wednesday 29					Thursday 30
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	4	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	2.2 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	1.4 W	1.8 S	2.1 S	0.8 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	7	6	7	17	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	865	1619	9403	6900	7115	7561	5451	7347	7242	476	406	635	662	2838	4005	3879	3496	3975	3761	3706	3406	3985
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)							12:04AM 2.37	1:22AM 1.85											12:23PM 2.42
Low Tide / height (m)		7:21PM 0.22								3:39AM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	14	12	12	14	9	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	13	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	14	10	10	14	7	4	4	5	7	8	8	8	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.2 E	2.3 SW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	1.4 W	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 W	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	18	11	14	11	11	-	-	-	-	7	13	13	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.9 WSW	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	16	16	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	10	10	12	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	2.2 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	1.8 S	2.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	-	6	7	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-

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