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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	Tue	Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28
	Night	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 South Island New Zealand	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 ESE	1.9 SSE	2.5 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.0 SW	0.5 W	0.9 SW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	0.7 SSW	4.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	8	9	8	8	15	15	13	12	9	8	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	2123	850	1955	1061	1275	620	221	525	2153	1413	1285	1665	340	455	170	8984	1682	2949	2842	345	2584	2246
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:32AM 1.94		7:33PM 1.84	9:38AM 1.55		10:09PM 2.07	10:34AM 1.64		11:09PM 1.66	11:37AM 1.49		12:05AM 1.62		12:34PM 1.47	1:09AM 1.49			11:56PM 1.86	8:26AM 3.06		12:41AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)	2:20AM 0.40		1:17PM 0.17	2:01AM 0.24	3:34AM 0.07	3:49PM 0.07		4:27AM 0.10	4:47PM 0.09		5:30AM 0.09	5:46PM 0.10		6:58AM 0.11		6:53PM 0.14	7:53AM 0.14	5:36PM 0.22			2:39PM 0.94	6:23PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	6	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	8	8	11	11	10	13	15	13	15	16	13	13	20	12	13	14	13	16	16	13
Low °C	7	9	8	7	9	10	9	9	13	13	13	15	12	9	18	11	13	13	12	12	15	11
Chill °C (?)	6	7	4	5	11	9	10	11	15	12	14	15	12	13	20	10	12	12	12	16	14	12
Sunrise	-	7:09	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:50	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 S	1.0 SW	0.6 W	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 WSW	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	0.7 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SSW	0.1 NE	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.2 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	11	10	8	15	12	7	11	15	8	13	13	12	13	14	13	8	10	12	22	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	0.1 S	1.4 ESE	0.7 E	0.5 W	0.9 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	-	0.1 SW	0.1 W	0.1 NE	-	0.3 NE	0.1 NE	0.6 WSW	0.5 S	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	14	-	14	10	10	15	13	12	8	14	-	20	20	4	-	8	8	12	8	-	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	2.5 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	0.9 SW	0.2 WSW	0.9 WNW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.2 W	-	-	0.4 SW	4.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	0.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	-
Period (s)	9	8	9	8	8	7	5	4	12	9	8	8	-	-	4	13	13	13	12	3	12	-

	Tue	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Sumner Bar Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SE	1.5 ESE	1.3 S	1.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.8 SSE	2.0 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.3 S	2.0 S	1.8 SE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	8	9	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	9	14	14	13	14	13
Energy(?)	1908	799	530	626	1929	1668	780	1394	1755	1061	1071	1635	1275	1075	549	585	566	547	500	213	207	1027
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	8:01PM 2.60				8:39AM 1.57					9:11PM 1.72				10:13AM 1.49						4:11AM 2.92
Low Tide / height (m)			12:56AM 0.22				2:50PM 0.07					3:36AM 0.05				4:03PM 0.07			2:21AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	8	8	7	8	9	9	8	7	7	7	9	11	12	11	11	8	9	9	9	13
Chill °C (?)	7	7	6	6	4	5	6	6	6	4	4	4	8	9	12	11	11	6	7	7	8	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.9 S	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.8 SE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	10	10	7	9	11	11	10	8	8	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	9	14	14	13	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.3 WSW	0.1 N	0.6 E
Period (s)	15	15	8	8	15	14	14	10	10	14	13	10	10	9	8	8	8	10	10	15	13	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SE	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	1.8 SSE	2.0 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.3 S	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	-	-	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	5

	Tuesday 21					Wednesday 22
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Sumner Bar Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	4.5 SSE	2.3 ESE	4.5 SSE	4.5 SSE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	328	369	343	343	2061	2123	846	1342	1981	2455	2371	2345	2369	4588	2259	4855	4286	410	410	97	97	382
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)															8:41AM 1.54						2:33PM 3.07
Low Tide / height (m)									2:35AM 0.06										12:33PM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	12	7	11	12	9	10	14	14	10
Chill °C (?)	6	6	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	9	3	7	9	9	10	14	14	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	-	2.3 ESE	2.5 ESE	0.9 E	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	11	11	11	8	8	13	13	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.8 E
Period (s)	16	15	9	9	16	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	7	7	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	-	2.0 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.2 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 SSE	3.0 S	4.5 SSE	4.5 SSE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	-	-	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	10	8	10	10	-	-	-	-	-

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