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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	Wed		Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	All Day Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Murdering Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	5	6	5	4	7	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSE	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 S	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 NE	1.7 ENE	2.4 N	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 ENE	1.4 WSW
Period(s)	14	13	15	17	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	8	10	10	9	8	10	14	13	12	11	11
Energy	3309	5756	3034	2122	6268	3925	1725	1240	1165	589	561	521	1770	1730	1224	519	1338	1648	1068	1391	1445	744
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:34PM 1.85	9:58AM 1.85	1:16PM 1.67	12:56AM 1.75		2:37PM 1.73	2:56AM 1.64				10:15AM 2.78		10:35PM 2.83	3:03AM 1.64	3:26PM 1.71	11:13PM 2.84		1:22PM 1.94	12:39AM 1.94	5:52AM 1.61	1:03PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)			3:46AM 0.41		6:40PM 0.36	6:57AM 0.33		9:00PM 0.32	6:11AM 0.37	5:33PM 0.46	9:38PM 0.40	4:08AM 0.49	4:47PM 1.06		9:33AM 0.23			6:13AM 0.56		6:35PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	-	-	34	1	-	4	11	3
High °C	9	6	11	14	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	18	14	16	14	12	16	15	11	14	11	12
Low °C	9	5	7	12	9	8	11	9	10	10	10	14	14	15	14	12	15	14	11	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	7	3	10	14	9	10	11	9	9	10	10	18	12	16	13	10	16	15	10	14	9	12
Sunrise	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:22	-	-	7:47	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:52	-
Sunset	5:04	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSE	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 NE	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.4 N	1.9 NNE	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 ENE	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	15	17	14	14	13	12	12	12	6	8	10	10	9	8	10	10	13	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.8 S	0.1 S	1.1 S	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.9 NW	1.5 WSW	0.6 SW	1.5 NNE	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	-	-	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	11	12	12	12	14	13	9	14	11	10	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 NE	0.3 E	-	-	2.3 NE	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	2.0 SSW	1.1 NNE
Period (s)	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	9	3	-	-	-	-	6	9

	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	All Day Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	5	9	9	6	9	9	5	9	4	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.0 SSE	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	14	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13
Energy	3309	9158	8966	5756	9819	12605	3034	8174	2122	8374	7103	6268	5418	3544	3925	3210	1725	1535	1405	1240	1094	1180
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:34PM 1.85				9:58AM 1.85	1:16PM 1.67				12:56AM 1.75				2:37PM 1.73				2:56AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)			6:13PM 0.31								6:40PM 0.36				6:57AM 0.33				9:00PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	7	5	5	8	7	11	14	11	11	11	10	9	8	11	11	11	10	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	7	5	4	2	2	6	5	10	14	8	9	9	8	7	6	10	11	10	9	10	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSE	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	-	11	-	-	12	12	12	12	12	-	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	14	14	13	14	14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27											Thursday 28
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	5	9	9	6	9	9	5	9	4	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Energy	3177	3177	3309	3523	4388	9158	9594	8775	8966	5127	5419	5756	6149	9704	9819	10033	10107	12605	13139	7723	3034	3176
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										9:34PM 1.85												9:58AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)							6:12PM 0.31									3:46AM 0.41			6:52AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	6	7	8
Chill °C (?)	11	11	7	6	7	5	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	4	5	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-

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