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 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Humenga Lodge Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	5	4	4	3	3	4	6	6	3	4	5	5	5	5	7	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 ENE	3.0 E	2.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.0 E	1.3 SW	3.0 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.1 S	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSE	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	9	12	9	12	16	11	17	13	14	13	13	13	12	11	13	12	12	14	14
Energy(?)	4335	2739	1826	363	545	221	807	5460	409	1060	879	3712	3005	4400	3091	1677	1152	854	835	511	738	1047
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	on
High Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 2.01	12:10PM 1.71		12:18AM 1.88	9:01AM 2.98	1:06PM 1.76	1:34AM 1.86		4:14PM 1.37	2:06AM 1.96	4:13AM 1.64	4:44PM 1.53		5:07AM 1.60	5:37PM 1.53	2:01AM 2.25		3:46PM 1.94		4:06AM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)			5:59AM 0.29	6:38PM 0.12				7:12PM 0.15	7:27AM 0.21		7:47PM 0.13	10:24AM 0.38		10:55PM 0.34	11:20AM 0.45		7:44PM 0.11	7:00AM 0.17		9:54PM 0.18	10:12AM 0.21	6:34PM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	3	-	-	-	10	1	14	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	16	21	17	13	18	14	19	13	11	15	15	10	15	15	13	18	19	19	21	19
Low °C	15	15	13	19	16	11	16	11	17	13	9	11	13	8	10	14	13	15	18	16	19	18
Chill °C (?)	12	17	15	21	17	12	18	14	19	12	9	15	14	8	14	14	12	18	19	19	21	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:02	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-
Sunset	7:37	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	3.0 E	2.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.7 WSW	1.3 SW	3.0 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.7 S	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSE	1.6 S
Period (s)	14	12	11	9	12	12	12	16	11	17	13	14	13	13	13	12	11	13	12	12	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.4 ESE	0.2 SSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.2 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.8 S	1.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	-	14	13	13	13	9	8	8	13	11	11	10	10	10	10	15	14	14	13	11	11	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 ENE	-	0.8 WSW	1.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.4 ENE	1.6 NE	-	0.6 WNW	1.5 SSW	1.6 S	2.5 SSW	-	-	1.1 NW	-	0.5 NE	-	-	0.7 NNE	0.7 NE	-
Period (s)	11	-	4	6	5	3	9	-	5	6	7	14	-	-	5	-	4	-	-	4	5	-

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	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	Beatons Southland	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Blackhead Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	3.5 ENE	3.5 E	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.5 NW	2.4 E	2.2 E	2.0 ENE	1.3 ESE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	10	12	12	12	9	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	17	16	16	11
Energy(?)	745	3931	3190	4284	3443	1293	1400	1196	1326	527	1052	545	516	509	600	533	2029	1011	3136	5460	6047	1031
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				11:21PM 1.83				12:10PM 1.71					2:25AM 1.72								1:20AM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)	2:30PM 0.45	6:54PM 0.43													8:40AM 0.27			4:34PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	5	5	1
Temp. °C	16	20	17	15	15	17	15	13	16	21	12	17	16	16	19	20	13	15	14	14	12	15
Chill °C (?)	16	20	17	15	14	16	14	12	15	21	12	17	16	16	19	20	13	15	14	14	10	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	3.0 ENE	3.5 E	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.5 NW	2.4 E	2.2 E	2.0 ENE	1.3 ESE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	14	10	12	12	12	9	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	17	16	16	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.8 ENE	1.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	9	16	14	14	13	14	13	5	14	7	14	13	13	14	14	14	18	11	12	8	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	0.8 NW	0.6 WNW	0.3 W	0.1 NW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	-	-	4	5	4	-	-	5	4	4	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 27										Saturday 28
	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	Beatons Southland	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Blackhead Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	3.5 ENE	0.5 SSW	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 NNW	4.0 ENE	0.5 SSW	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	0.6 SW	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	10	14	11	11	11	11	14	11	9	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	12	12	11	9
Energy(?)	755	4033	118	4497	4576	2661	7313	120	3139	1005	3281	690	690	627	618	618	888	170	2138	2089	1826	960
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)											11:30PM 1.86		1:30AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)					5:38PM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	18	19	15	15	18	17	17	16	17	15	19	19	18	18	18	13	14	13	13	13	17
Chill °C (?)	15	17	18	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	14	19	18	17	17	17	11	13	12	12	12	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	3.0 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	3.5 E	3.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	0.2 S	3.0 ENE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	0.6 SW	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.2 NW
Period (s)	14	10	14	14	14	16	11	12	11	17	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	12	12	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.3 SW	0.1 E	1.2 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.5 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	10	16	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	16	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	16	13	13	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 NNW	4.0 ENE	4.5 ENE	-	2.5 ENE	-	0.8 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	9	-	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	-

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