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

	Sat		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	6	4	4	3	4	5	6	7	4	9	5	5	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 W	3.5 WSW	2.2 W	1.9 W	1.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	1.9 SSW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	13	13	16	18	14	14	14	13	11	11	12	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	11	13
Energy	1290	1155	1190	1069	852	4615	2632	5179	1895	1247	502	2816	3565	5107	6639	1723	8026	3041	3023	1185	553	1060
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:01PM 2.85	9:28AM 2.91		9:44PM 3.16	11:04AM 2.14		11:30PM 2.17	11:26AM 3.45				12:56PM 2.15	1:54AM 2.24	4:59AM 1.91			7:14AM 1.75		7:47PM 1.84	8:59AM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)			3:14AM 0.17	3:40PM 0.15		4:49AM 0.24	4:43PM 0.61		5:08AM 0.52	5:36PM 0.61	11:06PM 0.08	6:37AM 0.21		7:48PM 0.19	11:17AM -0.00	12:27PM -0.03	11:54PM 0.12			1:47AM 0.17		1:22PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	1	7	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	14	14	11	12	10	10	11	9	11	12	6	10	10	7	7	10	11	15	10
Low °C	14	13	13	14	13	11	12	8	8	10	8	10	9	4	9	8	4	7	9	9	11	10
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	14	13	9	12	8	9	11	8	10	12	3	7	10	4	5	7	9	15	8
Sunrise	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:18	-	-	7:54	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:13	-	-	4:55	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 W	3.5 WSW	2.2 W	1.9 W	1.5 SSW	0.2 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	13	16	18	14	14	14	13	11	21	12	12	14	15	13	13	13	12	11	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	1.3 NW	1.1 WSW	0.7 NW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.1 N	0.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	0.1 SE	1.2 S	-	1.5 S	1.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	7	6	18	17	-	8	17	8	-	-	4	11	20	12	-	11	16	-	12	11	12	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	1.1 W	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	3.5 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	0.2 NNE	4.0 SW	-	0.6 NW	0.5 N	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	6	13	-	-	-	-	4	11	-	12	12	7	13	-	4	3	-	-

	Saturday 13			Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	9	4	7	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 WSW	2.5 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.2 W	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	14	16	14	14	18	16	14	15	14	14	14	14
Energy	1290	1181	1213	1155	1224	1425	1190	1168	1069	1743	1736	852	2390	805	4615	8493	2632	6744	5467	5179	4466	3697
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:01PM 2.85				9:28AM 2.91				9:44PM 3.16	1:56AM 2.01			11:04AM 2.14				11:30PM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)						3:15AM 0.17					7:47PM 0.13							5:18PM 0.28				5:43AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	10	13	10	9	11	11	12	12	10	10	9	8
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	12	14	11	7	13	7	6	9	10	12	11	8	8	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 WSW	2.5 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.2 W	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	14	16	14	14	18	16	14	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 S	-	-	-	0.3 NE	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 WSW	1.0 NW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.1 N	-
Period (s)	7	7	7	6	6	7	18	18	17	12	-	-	-	5	8	8	17	8	8	8	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.8 NW	1.1 W	1.1 W	2.1 W	0.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	5	6	6	4	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 13	Sunday 14
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	9	4	7	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	16	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1278	1319	1290	1271	1312	1181	1164	1164	1213	1178	1172	1155	1184	1246	1224	1173	1075	1425	1411	1284	1190	1179
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)										9:01PM 2.85												9:28AM 2.91
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	9	9	13	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	7	7	13	13	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.1 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	9	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WSW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	13	7	7	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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