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

	Thu		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thu
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smithfield Canterbury	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.2 SSE	1.7 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.1 WSW	1.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	13	14	14	11	12	12	11	13	12	10	12	12	20	20	16	16	15	14	14
Energy(?)	1995	1261	1142	1276	1579	385	313	332	16	627	13061	3270	3521	2041	2139	1135	891	1941	1826	948	756	1303
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:02PM 1.72	8:40AM 1.75		9:16PM 1.78	11:47AM 2.30		11:12PM 2.00		1:56PM 1.94	2:26AM 2.05	10:51AM 2.87	1:28PM 2.47	12:46AM 2.16		3:28PM 2.02		4:24AM 2.48	4:39PM 2.50	1:59AM 2.14	4:51AM 1.88	1:28PM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)		2:20AM 0.68		3:01PM 0.59	3:34AM 0.60	5:44AM 0.54	4:53PM 0.26		7:46AM 0.21		8:05PM 0.08	4:37AM 0.29			8:11AM 0.27		10:12PM 0.58	10:32AM 0.67		7:49PM 0.03	11:02AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
High °C	15	11	13	17	11	15	16	15	14	11	9	11	13	11	18	16	14	20	15	18	21	14
Low °C	15	11	11	16	9	10	15	11	11	10	9	10	13	10	12	15	13	14	15	14	17	14
Chill °C (?)	14	10	12	17	10	15	15	15	13	8	6	9	10	11	18	16	13	20	14	18	21	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	8:37	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:38	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:35	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:25
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.2 SSE	-	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.1 NE	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.1 WSW	1.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	13	14	14	11	12	12	-	13	12	11	12	12	20	20	10	16	15	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	-	0.8 SSW	0.2 N	-	0.2 E	0.6 SW	0.2 N	0.2 E	-	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 NE	1.0 W	0.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	5	-	16	12	-	9	13	4	4	-	12	12	18	-	10	6	11	16	10	9	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	1.7 SSW	4.5 SSW	-	4.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.7 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	11	13	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	4

	Thursday 26			Friday 27								Saturday 28								Sunday 01
	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	Tauranga 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	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	805	2170	2016	2019	1973	1325	1389	1376	1787	1512	1475	1369	1384	1170	1152	1232	1852	1931	2132	2301	1154	614
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:02PM 1.72				9:21AM 1.86										1:31PM 2.31			11:07PM 1.96	1:53AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)					2:20AM 0.68	4:39AM 0.65				6:17PM 0.23				4:23AM 0.51					7:47PM 0.73			4:34AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	15	14	14	13	10	11	12	13	12	10	15	9	9	11	15	16	16	13	12	11	12
Chill °C (?)	18	15	14	14	12	10	11	11	12	11	10	15	7	7	9	14	15	16	12	10	9	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:31	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.2 N	0.2 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 N	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 SW	0.2 E	0.2 N
Period (s)	5	13	20	6	13	16	16	16	8	8	7	16	-	-	-	9	9	8	8	12	8	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	12	12	12	12	8

	Thursday 26										Friday 27
	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	Tauranga 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	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.0 SW	0.3 SSW	2.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	11	17	17	12	13	12
Energy(?)	855	2025	1995	1995	2182	2071	2050	320	822	822	937	1015	1261	1240	1240	952	314	361	361	460	50	1623
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)								8:58PM 1.82			11:40PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)																		6:18AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	15	15	15	12	12	11	11	10	10	16	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	11	11	16
Chill °C (?)	18	16	14	15	15	10	11	10	10	8	8	16	10	10	10	8	7	8	8	11	10	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	0.5 S	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	11	11	11	12	6	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 N	-	-	0.1 SW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.0 W	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 ENE	0.2 N
Period (s)	7	5	5	5	13	-	-	20	8	8	8	7	-	-	-	18	17	17	17	16	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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