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

	Tue		Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tue
	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Fox River West Coast South Island	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	All Day Bay Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	4	4	5	7	7	5	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	2.5 NNE	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	1.9 E	1.5 E	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 E	1.4 W	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.1 E	2.1 E	3.5 WNW	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	1.9 WSW	2.0 W	1.5 E	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	8	10	10	12	11	17	17	12	15	10	11	11	11	13	15	14	14	11	12	11	14
Energy(?)	468	850	1535	2080	997	524	1821	1015	976	836	3042	3307	1075	1107	3550	7859	6429	3361	823	1084	573	4810
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:02PM 1.59		10:17AM 1.88		10:28PM 2.01	10:49AM 2.03		10:43PM 3.18	10:56AM 2.62	3:32PM 2.28	11:12PM 2.75	5:53AM 1.42			6:34AM 1.29	1:49PM 2.03	1:58AM 2.06		12:56PM 2.72	1:14AM 2.85
Low Tide / height (m)		9:28PM 0.62	4:06AM 0.68	4:30PM 0.65		4:38AM 0.56	5:01PM 0.53		4:47AM 0.40			11:54AM 0.52		12:21AM 0.24			7:55PM 0.35	8:18AM 0.18		7:03PM 0.28	7:31AM 0.20	2:17PM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	5	10	2	4	-	-	-	-	37	1	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	11	13	12	13	14	13	12	11	15	10	11	11	10	11	9	10	8	10
Low °C	9	9	10	10	9	11	12	11	11	12	10	9	13	9	10	10	8	10	9	9	7	9
Chill °C (?)	9	9	8	9	9	12	11	12	13	12	11	10	15	8	10	11	10	11	7	10	5	8
Sunrise	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:41	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:17	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:18	-
Sunset	5:02	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:27
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	2.5 N	3.0 NNW	1.9 E	1.5 E	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 E	1.4 W	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	3.5 WNW	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	1.9 WSW	2.0 W	1.5 E	1.3 N
Period (s)	13	13	10	10	12	11	17	17	12	15	10	11	11	11	13	15	14	14	11	12	11	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.5 W	1.2 NNW	0.2 SSE	1.1 W	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.4 W	-	0.9 SW	-	1.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	-
Period (s)	9	9	13	13	10	12	7	8	9	15	15	16	14	15	17	-	18	-	14	15	16	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	2.5 NNE	-	-	1.1 NNE	1.4 E	-	-	1.7 ENE	2.5 N	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	1.1 N	-	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	4	8	-	-	5	11	-	-	6	9	10	11	6	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	14

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.2 NNE	2.5 NNE	1.9 N	2.3 N	2.5 N	2.4 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 ENE	2.5 NNW	1.9 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.5 E	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	8	10	12	12	12	11	17	17	16
Energy(?)	468	384	650	850	575	972	1535	1221	2080	817	1177	997	1076	1013	524	1484	1821	1807
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		3:02PM 1.59		9:56PM 1.85				9:42AM 3.03						4:05AM 1.33		11:48AM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)						3:56AM 0.63						10:15PM 0.61						5:56PM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	5	4	2	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	11	9	11	11	9	10	10	9	10	9	11	9	10	11	11	11	12	12
Chill °C (?)	9	7	9	9	7	8	8	6	8	6	9	7	8	10	9	9	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-
Sunset	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.9 N	2.3 N	2.5 N	2.4 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 ENE	2.5 NNW	1.9 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.5 E	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	13	9	10	10	10	10	8	10	12	12	12	11	17	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.1 E	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	1.2 ENE	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	9	16	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	10	10	9	12	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	1.1 E	2.2 NNE	2.5 NNE	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	2.5 ENE	-	1.1 NNE	0.6 N	1.2 NNE	1.4 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	9	8	8	-	-	-	3	-	8	-	5	4	5	11	-	-	-

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