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

7 day 48 hour

	Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	5	6	4	4	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	1.7 E	1.4 ENE	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 E	1.9 WSW	4.5 ENE	2.3 E	3.5 ENE	4.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.0 E	4.0 W	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	15	14	13	12	10	11	11	12	17	17	12	14	11	10	11	14	12	10	13	12
Energy(?)	1247	1491	408	714	468	217	1170	2070	724	618	1821	1027	976	1322	4304	1156	3259	8311	2991	867	5862	3235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	on	glass	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:41AM		10:56PM	11:28AM			3:28AM	3:45PM	2:21PM	4:16AM	4:29PM	2:35AM		5:16PM		3:50AM	12:10PM	11:54PM		3:24PM		3:49AM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:49PM		5:09AM	4:32PM	9:28PM	9:29AM		10:15PM	10:17AM		8:29PM	7:14AM		11:57PM 8:43PM	10:00AM			8:06AM		10:40PM	8:46AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	8	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	9	12	12	9	11	10	10	14	12	14	14	11	11	15	10	12	11	11	10	11
Low °C	10	9	8	10	9	8	10	9	9	12	12	11	11	10	9	12	10	10	9	9	9	8
Chill °C (?)	9	8	8	11	10	7	8	8	8	13	11	13	12	9	8	15	10	10	11	10	8	11
Sunrise	8:33	-	-	7:45	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:15
Sunset	-	5:12	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	1.7 E	1.4 ENE	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	0.2 SSE	1.9 WSW	4.0 ENE	2.3 E	3.5 ENE	4.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.0 E	4.0 W	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	15	14	13	12	10	11	11	12	17	17	9	14	11	10	11	14	12	10	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SW	0.3 WSW	1.0 E	1.4 E	-	1.3 NNW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.3 SSW	-	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	11	11	10	9	6	15	13	13	14	11	-	7	18	20	14	17	15	-	-	13	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.0 E	1.2 E	-	-	0.6 N	0.9 NNE	-	-	1.9 E	0.6 E	4.5 ENE	1.4 N	3.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	5	-	-	4	4	-	-	12	3	11	6	11	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 07					Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09

Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 ENE	2.5 N	2.5 NNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	7	10	10
Energy(?)	1247	1299	1491	1514	891	408	557	485	714	471	468	540	549	217	203	531	1170	1384
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		10:41AM 1.87					2:42AM 1.48											9:31AM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)				4:49PM 0.65					8:43AM 0.64					9:28PM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1
Temp. °C	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	9	10	12	12	7	8	9	8	8	10	10
Chill °C (?)	9	8	8	6	6	7	8	8	10	11	10	3	5	7	5	4	7	7
Sunrise	8:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-
Sunset	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	2.5 N	2.5 NNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.1 S	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.3 SE	0.6 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.3 S	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	14	10	10	7	9	7	6	-	9	15	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	1.0 E	2.1 ENE	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	2.4 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	7	7	5	5	7	-	-

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