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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

	Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 18	WSW 16	WSW 17	E 8	NNW 10	SSW 16	WSW 16	WNW 11	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 14	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	770	1418	1393	657	1190	679	578	643	505	450	901	751	1199	705	940	778	1325	2895	4136	4323	4176
Wind (km/h)	NNE	E	SW	SW	W	ESE	E	ENE	E	NE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	WSW	S	W	NW	SW	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			8:18PM1.81m	8:12AM2.83m		9:23PM1.94m	9:54AM1.96m		9:32PM2.92m			2:03AM2.38m					2:26PM2.59m			1:01PM2.09m	1:18AM2.13m
Low Tide		2:52PM0.51m	2:37AM0.50m		3:10PM0.50m		3:39AM0.37m	4:51PM0.27m		7:24AM-0.02m	4:23PM0.60m	7:52PM0.09m	6:08AM-0.08m	5:09PM0.50m	9:00PM0.04m	6:08AM0.13m		9:48PM0.06m	6:51AM0.16m		7:08PM0.21m


mm	5	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Max °C	12	8	10	12	11	10	12	11	11	11	10	10	13	14	11	13	10	9	13	12	6
Min °C	10	8	10	11	11	9	10	10	11	9	10	9	10	13	9	12	9	6	11	9	5
Chill °C	10	6	8	10	11	9	10	10	10	10	8	10	12	13	10	12	9	8	12	10	3
	7:35	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:41	—	—
	—	5:50	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:59	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	E 8	NNW 10	E 9	WSW 16	WNW 11	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 14	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	770	1418	1393	657	1190	679	355	643	505	450	901	325	1199	705	940	778	1325	2895	4136	4323	4176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	—	N 10	NNW 9	N 9	N 9	WSW 18	W 13	N 7	SSW 19	NW 11	SSW 16	W 9	N 8	ENE 8	WSW 13	WSW 18	E 9	W 8	—	WSW 10
kJ	195	—	177	173	129	99	578	85	87	383	573	751	117	111	140	408	427	220	454	—	924
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	W 6	WSW 7	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 14	—	WSW 8	WSW 8	—
kJ	—	12	127	186	—	—	7	—	—	560	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—	569	1024	—
Sea °C	12	11	13	13	13	13	13	11	13	11	12	11	11	12	11	13	11	11	13	13	13
Diff °C	0.0	+1.0	+1.2	+0.4	+1.2	+1.2	+1.2	+1.0	+0.4	+1.4	0.0	+1.4	+1.0	0.0	+1.7	+1.2	+0.7	+1.7	+1.2	+1.2	+1.2

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Canterbury	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
Catlins	Otago	Wellington
Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
Nelson Tasman Bay	Wairarapa

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