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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	Sat		Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thursday 08			Friday 09			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	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.6 WSW	1.4 SW	0.4 SSE	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	2.0 W	1.5 W	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	2.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	18	16	16	16	14	13	11	11	7	10	12	11	10	10	12	11	13	12	16	15	14	8
Energy(?)	662	806	1001	490	538	373	710	510	31	627	841	320	851	539	481	879	734	720	2132	1142	809	1093
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		3:45AM 2.19		4:04PM 2.06		12:50PM 3.09	2:18PM 2.30	12:49AM 3.11	5:28AM 2.12				1:56PM 3.17		4:29AM 2.04		7:30PM 1.82	8:00AM 1.80	5:29PM 1.87		6:05AM 1.83	6:27PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		9:23PM -0.02	9:58AM 0.10		10:17PM -0.03	6:38AM 0.08			11:43AM 0.13	1:06PM 0.14	10:56PM 0.21	7:44AM 0.14		12:56AM 0.15	10:37AM 0.32	1:27PM 0.26	1:49AM 0.25			11:53PM 0.40	12:19PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	5	1	10	3	8	6
High °C	11	11	17	17	13	17	17	15	21	17	15	18	19	17	21	19	15	14	13	12	16	16
Low °C	11	8	14	15	11	16	16	12	18	16	14	17	17	14	19	18	14	13	13	11	16	16
Chill °C (?)	9	8	17	16	11	17	16	15	21	16	14	18	19	17	21	18	15	14	11	12	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	9:37	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:43	-	-	9:43	-	-	9:43	-	-	9:42	-	-	9:42	-	-	9:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 WSW	1.4 SW	0.5 E	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	-	1.5 W	1.2 SW	1.6 W	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	0.2 S	1.6 SW	1.0 WSW	2.3 WNW
Period (s)	7	11	16	11	14	13	13	11	5	10	12	11	-	10	12	8	13	12	4	11	14	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SW	0.7 WSW	-	0.8 WSW	-	0.4 NE	0.4 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 NE	-	0.6 WSW	0.4 ENE	1.4 WSW	0.5 ENE	0.7 SW	0.2 S	1.1 SW	0.2 N	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	11	16	11	16	-	8	-	9	7	12	12	8	-	10	8	11	6	17	16	15	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 ESE	0.9 ENE	-	1.0 W	-	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 W	-	0.5 NW	-	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	2.1 WSW	-	1.9 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	4	5	-	5	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	3	-	6	5	16	-	7	-

	Saturday 03			Sunday 04								Monday 05								Tuesday 06
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Colac Bay Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	18	18	17	16	11	15	17	15	14	14	16	15	13	13	13	13	13	11	12	12	11
Energy(?)	385	793	947	981	927	500	820	521	833	211	740	543	530	530	695	537	489	502	1340	966	646	536
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-flow	high	low	high	mid-ebb	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					3:45AM 2.19			11:36AM 3.28		5:27PM 1.83		12:01AM 3.14		4:37AM 2.17				4:55PM 2.05			2:54AM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)			9:23PM -0.02			5:48AM 0.10	7:22AM 0.19				9:15PM 0.14				8:12AM 0.17	10:50AM 0.10			8:33PM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	11	10	9	11	16	12	14	16	14	13	14	14	11	15	17	17	17	14	13	12	11
Chill °C (?)	17	9	8	6	9	16	12	14	15	13	12	13	13	10	14	17	17	17	14	12	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	9:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	10	7	7	7	16	11	15	11	15	14	7	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 ENE	0.6 WSW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.8 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	12	18	18	17	7	18	11	17	10	9	7	16	15	5	13	6	8	8	7	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	1.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	2.1 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	8	8	4	-	-	-	-	5	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	11	-	-	-

	Saturday 03										Sunday 04
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Colac Bay Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	19	18	18	18	9	18	9	18	7	17	19	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	352	661	662	662	788	374	731	387	947	161	425	433	433	949	739	918	910	901	423	879	820	820
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)									9:23PM -0.02	10:48PM 0.04									7:16AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	11	11	11	11	18	12	15	9	11	11	15	15	10	8	11	10	10	12	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	17	9	9	10	10	18	10	15	7	9	9	15	15	8	5	9	7	8	12	11	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 SSE	1.1 S	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	7	7	7	7	9	11	9	7	7	17	9	9	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SSE	0.9 WSW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	21	12	11	11	18	20	18	12	18	12	11	12	12	7	11	7	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 ESE	-	0.3 ENE	-	0.5 ESE	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.5 E	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	8	-	3	-	-	4	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	-

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