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

	Tue		Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tue
	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	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Bluecliffs Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	9	5	5	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.0 W	1.5 ENE	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 ENE	2.0 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.7 WNW	2.3 WSW	2.4 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period(s)	10	10	12	10	14	13	7	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	19	17	17	16	16	18	17
Energy	1341	1022	521	538	546	558	526	629	688	689	715	771	1244	1067	2144	4709	2688	8778	3208	3296	5790	3152
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	5:34PM 1.78				2:05AM 1.85	3:22AM 1.95	5:41PM 2.18	1:21AM 2.99		1:50PM 2.89	2:05AM 2.91		4:05PM 1.72	2:53AM 2.84			7:58PM 1.55	4:22AM 1.73	4:23PM 2.71		6:00AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)		11:53PM 0.43	6:15AM 1.07	12:02PM 0.39	8:04PM 0.55	9:34AM 0.48		7:15PM 1.11	8:02AM 0.55		7:57PM 1.13	8:24AM 1.13		8:44PM 1.15	9:16AM 1.12	1:52PM 1.01	2:25AM 0.46	10:45AM 0.60		9:23PM 0.49		3:30PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	2	-	-	-	1	-	14	5	3	5	1	1	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	13	12	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	14	11	12	11	10	13	13	13	12	13	14
Low °C	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	13	13	13	12	12	10	9	9	10	12	11	13	11	10	12
Chill °C (?)	14	10	13	11	9	11	12	13	13	14	13	14	9	12	11	7	11	11	13	10	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:27	-
Sunset	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.0 W	1.5 ENE	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 ENE	2.0 NW	1.4 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.7 WNW	1.1 SW	2.4 W	0.7 NNW	0.4 ENE	2.2 SSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	7	10	14	13	7	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	17	17	16	16	18	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	1.0 W	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.4 W	0.6 SSW	0.2 WSW	1.4 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.3 N	0.9 N	0.3 SW	0.8 N	-	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.3 E	-	0.3 E
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	14	10	13	10	10	12	11	8	15	8	-	16	10	-	-	5	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	1.2 E	1.6 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 WSW	-	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	9	19	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03								Thursday 04								Friday 05
	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	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Long Point Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.1 WSW	2.1 ENE	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 W	0.8 SW	1.6 ENE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.0 SW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	12	11	12	11	10	11	10	14	10	13	13	8	7	13	9	9	9	9
Energy	1341	1346	1088	1022	1007	1152	521	573	538	690	260	546	836	470	558	1036	526	801	572	629	711	701
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	low	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					12:39AM 1.94	5:52AM 1.61				4:44PM 1.77								5:26PM 1.72			1:21AM 2.99
Low Tide / height (m)				11:53PM 0.43			6:15AM 1.07		12:02PM 0.39		6:36PM 1.09					9:34AM 0.48			7:01PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	4	3	4	4
Temp. °C	14	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	10	12	10	9	10	10	12	13	12	15	13	13	14
Chill °C (?)	14	10	10	9	10	11	11	13	11	8	11	8	6	8	8	11	12	11	14	12	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.1 NNE	2.1 ENE	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 W	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 E	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	11	7	11	10	11	10	14	11	13	13	7	7	7	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	1.1 WSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 W	0.8 N	0.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.5 N	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	13	12	5	12	10	12	11	10	14	14	13	10	13	13	13	14	10	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 ENE	0.6 NE	1.2 E	2.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	5	5	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	4	7	8	7	8	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 02											Wednesday 03
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 NE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Energy	1859	1380	1341	1369	1347	1346	1220	527	1088	1030	562	1022	520	1002	1007	1114	1115	1152	1075	1033	521	521
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)																		5:52AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)												11:53PM 0.43	12:50AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	12	12	13	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	18	15	14	12	12	10	10	14	10	10	12	9	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	12	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	14	13	14	12	12	5	5	5	5	5	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 NE	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.8 SSW	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	5	5	3	5	3	11	11	5	-	-	5	5	-	-

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