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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	Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wed
	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	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fields Canterbury	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	2.0 W	1.3 SW	0.8 W	1.2 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 ENE	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 ENE	1.1 E	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	14	11	12	16	11	12	11	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	7	11	14	8	8	10
Energy(?)	1400	1233	1541	862	755	1504	923	720	263	587	2104	3267	3451	989	1796	1704	307	315	900	468	160	577
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:06PM 1.95	3:27AM 1.94	5:59AM 1.57	6:28PM 1.55	1:27AM 2.08	6:51AM 1.54		7:19PM 1.56	7:42AM 1.52		8:08PM 1.58	7:04AM 1.62		8:26PM 1.47	9:21AM 1.51		9:39PM 1.57	9:39AM 1.33			5:56AM 2.06
Low Tide / height (m)			9:13PM 0.13	12:16PM 0.51		7:20PM 0.15		1:09PM 0.55	1:36AM 0.50		1:57PM 0.58	2:29AM 0.54		2:44PM 0.59	2:47AM 0.26		3:28PM 0.60			4:00PM 0.30	12:03AM 0.89	12:26PM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	3	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	10	17	18	18	18	21	16	12	13	12	10	15	13	14	14	12	15	15	14	19
Low °C	12	12	10	17	16	16	14	18	14	11	12	10	10	14	12	13	13	11	11	15	13	16
Chill °C (?)	15	14	8	17	18	18	18	21	16	10	12	11	10	14	13	13	13	10	14	14	14	19
Sunrise	7:33	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:39
Sunset	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:09	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	2.0 W	1.3 SW	0.8 W	1.2 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.1 ENE	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.5 S	1.5 WSW	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	14	11	12	16	11	12	9	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	7	11	14	10	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 S	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.3 E	0.6 ENE	0.1 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 W	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	0.7 NNW	0.7 NE	1.3 WSW	0.5 SE	0.4 SW	0.2 ESE	0.4 SSW	1.1 E	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	15	12	13	10	5	10	11	11	7	7	-	-	5	6	13	6	16	7	14	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NE	0.3 N	0.5 W	0.2 NNE	0.9 SW	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	1.6 NE	1.4 ENE	0.4 E	-	1.6 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	4	11	7	-	-	-	-	3	7	7	3	-	8	-	-

	Wednesday 01							Thursday 02								Friday 03
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 S	2.5 WSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 SSE	1.7 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.4 S	1.7 S	2.4 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	12	16	12	15	14	13	13	11	11
Energy(?)	3633	3577	3013	1247	1233	3051	1780	1291	1206	1069	1128	1091	1551	1046	1132	1156	1250	1126	1034	1027	1338	1643
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:48AM 1.96									5:59AM 1.57				6:28PM 1.55				6:51AM 1.54			3:05PM 2.48
Low Tide / height (m)			8:53AM 0.16	11:20AM 0.45		6:44PM 0.13		11:50PM 0.39				12:16PM 0.51				12:44AM 0.44				12:58PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	10	15	15	17	10	10	10	10	14	17	19	16	18	13	12	12	19	20	19	18
Chill °C (?)	7	7	8	15	14	17	8	8	9	9	14	17	19	16	18	12	11	11	19	20	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 S	1.1 SW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 SSE	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.4 S	1.7 S	2.4 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.1 S	0.3 ESE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.8 SW	0.6 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.8 SSE	0.4 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	16	15	11	14	11	10	10	10	10	12	17	16	16	9	10	15	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNW	0.7 NNW	1.1 NNE	0.6 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	4	5	4	3	4	5	5	-	-

	Wednesday 01
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.4 SW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.2 S	2.1 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	13
Energy(?)	3889	3760	3633	1844	1646	1000	1430	1446	1400	1360	1806	1699	1371	1645	775	1229	1244	1244	739	1101	1581	1581
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:48AM 1.96			5:07AM 1.60												5:37PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)						6:23AM 0.20					11:20AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	10	10	8	10	11	12	13	14	15	12	15	15	15	14	12	13	11	16	16
Chill °C (?)	8	7	7	10	10	7	9	10	12	13	14	15	10	14	14	14	13	11	12	10	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:12	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.4 SW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.6 S	2.1 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	11	10	10	9	9	10	9	16	16	16	16	16	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	1.2 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	-	7	7

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