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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	Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Mon
	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	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dinner Plates Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Scarborough Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Lyall Bay Wellington	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	1	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	3	8	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 WSW	1.4 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.7 S	0.6 WSW	2.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	1.7 E	2.5 W	3.0 S	0.7 ESE	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	14	11	7	14	14	10	21	8	9	11	12	10	10	10	12	15	16	15	13	13
Energy(?)	175	170	348	160	244	504	417	189	708	909	2209	3005	812	1944	2444	134	3793	3750	4629	4053	3584	2075
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:26PM 2.02	1:55AM 2.01		1:18PM 2.06	2:26AM 1.99		2:34PM 2.04	3:02AM 1.99		1:50PM 3.16	7:07PM 1.70	9:18AM 1.52		9:46PM 1.49	10:11AM 1.54		10:34PM 1.55	11:03AM 1.57		8:22PM 1.73	8:31AM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)			7:44PM 0.24	7:12AM 0.49		8:15PM 0.20	8:30AM 0.33		8:52PM 0.18	7:48AM 0.84		1:25AM 0.27		3:50PM 0.45	3:53AM 0.43		4:37PM 0.43		4:48AM 0.41	2:19PM 0.37	2:49AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	9	6	-	-	1	7	4	1	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	15	17	11	20	16	15	18	18	16	17	18	19	14	15	12	8	13	14	17	18	13	16
Low °C	13	15	8	16	15	13	17	18	16	16	17	18	13	15	9	8	12	11	15	18	12	14
Chill °C (?)	14	16	9	20	15	14	17	18	16	16	18	19	12	14	9	6	12	12	16	17	11	16
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13
Sunset	-	9:37	-	-	8:51	-	-	9:30	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:07	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 E	1.2 NNE	0.6 S	0.5 S	3.5 ENE	1.7 E	1.0 NNW	1.6 E	1.8 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	14	11	9	14	14	7	10	11	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	15	16	15	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SE	0.2 N	0.4 NE	0.3 SE	-	0.7 S	0.7 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.1 SE	0.7 WSW	0.4 E	0.7 ESE	1.5 E	0.4 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	15	14	5	14	9	6	-	10	11	14	13	12	12	15	14	10	10	10	10	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 SE	1.3 ESE	-	1.4 ESE	1.3 E	0.6 E	1.4 ENE	-	2.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	-	1.5 SSW	2.5 W	3.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	3	3	5	-	7	8	3	7	-	8	9	-	6	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	11	4

	Monday 19					Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thu
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 E	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.1 S	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	13	13	14	11	13	7	14	13	13	14	14	14	7	7	20
Energy(?)	377	132	166	347	348	348	295	270	275	142	173	244	406	504	536	367	667	406	480	933	888	715
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			1:26PM 2.02				1:50AM 1.98			12:43PM 3.30		5:45PM 1.71	7:20PM 1.38				7:33AM 1.51			5:15PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	7:24AM 0.42			6:53PM 0.51					7:54AM 0.37						1:20AM 0.50				2:16PM 0.50			11:10PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	15	15	17	16	10	9	8	12	23	21	14	15	13	13	14	17	18	20	17	14	14
Chill °C (?)	11	14	13	17	16	8	7	6	11	23	21	12	14	12	12	13	16	17	20	16	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.1 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.3 E
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	13	13	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	10	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	-	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	8	14	14	6	6	5	5	5	14	14	14	7	9	6	6	6	11	10	-	11	11	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 E	-	-	0.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	0.6 ESE	1.4 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	5	5	4	4	-	-	8	7	8	8	3	5	3	3	7	7	8

	Monday 19																Tuesday 20
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SSW	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.8 SE	1.4 ESE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	13	13	14
Energy(?)	377	175	175	244	244	132	133	170	170	91	99	98	278	263	243	119	241	115	114	642	642	505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)							1:21PM 1.99															4:08AM 2.13
Low Tide / height (m)	7:24AM 0.42																	12:33AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	13	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	8	10	12	16	15	15	16	16	16	18	18	12	14	12	12	14	12	12	13	8	8	7
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.6 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	8	15	15	7	6	14	14	14	14	5	15	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 E	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	-	0.5 SW	0.5 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.8 SE	1.4 ESE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	-	3	3	-	-	-	2	3	3	-	3	3	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	3	3	4

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