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

	Fri		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Charleston West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.5 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	12	14	13	14	13	14	16	13	13	11	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	16	10
Energy(?)	1182	1207	1192	1092	441	996	1660	1699	816	1068	518	498	746	1442	1755	1494	981	3509	2739	207	1536	1443
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:11AM 2.23		2:31PM 2.29	8:21PM 1.50	4:14AM 2.51	3:17PM 2.24		6:23AM 1.88	6:54PM 1.94		7:20AM 1.80	6:38PM 2.32	7:57PM 1.88	7:04AM 2.23		9:07PM 1.83	9:44AM 1.66		7:34PM 1.81	7:58AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)		8:04PM 0.01	8:21AM 0.05		2:38AM 0.07	10:37AM 0.31		12:18AM 0.21	12:41PM 0.21		11:59PM 0.52			2:25AM 0.37		2:51PM 0.31	3:34AM 0.40	4:09AM 0.30	1:09PM 0.45	1:49AM 0.63		2:30PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	2	2	-	-	-
High °C	16	13	17	18	14	13	13	12	18	17	15	18	17	14	14	17	16	16	17	16	17	23
Low °C	15	12	14	16	14	12	12	10	17	16	12	17	15	11	13	16	15	15	16	15	17	23
Chill °C (?)	16	13	17	18	13	12	12	12	18	17	15	18	17	14	13	17	16	15	16	16	16	23
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:58	-
Sunset	8:01	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 W	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	1.8 WSW	1.4 N	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.5 SW	1.7 WSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	12	13	13	12	6	13	14	13	14	16	13	13	11	13	14	14	9	13	13	14	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 WSW	0.9 ENE	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 W	0.2 NNW	1.1 W	0.2 NNW	0.1 SE	0.3 WSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 N	1.2 WSW	1.4 NW	0.8 WSW	0.4 SW	0.1 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	12	14	10	18	16	18	12	7	12	9	18	14	13	14	16	13	18	19	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.5 WNW	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.6 E	-	2.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-	-	-	4	-	10

	Friday 20			Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 ESE	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 W	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.4 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	13	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1182	1306	1245	1207	1300	1116	1047	1229	1092	1254	1071	1064	1027	1342	677	1250	1420	556	1579	1699	1593	1370
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	3:06PM 2.57									5:07PM 2.03				5:32AM 1.94				6:04PM 1.90			3:37AM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)			8:04PM 0.01		1:45AM 0.10		8:21AM 0.05	10:56AM 0.11				11:24PM 0.12				11:46AM 0.15			9:31PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	13	12	13	12	13	17	18	16	14	14	15	14	12	12	13	11	12	12	11	10
Chill °C (?)	16	15	13	12	12	11	12	17	18	16	13	13	14	13	10	11	12	10	12	12	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 ESE	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.3 ESE	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	0.1 S	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	10	12	12	12	12	13	12	14	14	14	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.2 S	1.1 ENE	1.3 W	1.0 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 E	-	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	-	15	-	-	13	-	-	12	12	11	10	11	8	11	12	10	10	10	-	16	16	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.3 W	-	1.7 W	-	-	-	1.4 WSW	-	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	3	3	-	13	-	-	-	13	-	-	4	-	-	-	-

	Friday 20	Saturday 21
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 E	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 ENE	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1182	1182	1182	1080	1538	1306	1352	1092	1224	1204	526	1188	1189	1190	526	1122	1150	871	1064	1064	1047	1064
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)															3:30AM 2.54	4:45AM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)										10:35PM 0.07										8:21AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 E	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 ENE	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	15	15	10	10	10	14	13	-	13	13	12	12	13	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.5 S	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	3	3	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-

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