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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	Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sun
	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	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	0	3	3	1	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 SSW	1.7 W	1.0 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	3.0 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 E	0.7 W	2.1 N	1.8 N	1.6 NNE	0.6 N	1.4 W	2.0 WSW	1.8 W	1.6 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 SW	0.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	11	10	12	9	9	9	10	10	15	11	9	10	8	9	10	10	10	19	12	18
Energy(?)	18	791	319	165	339	256	115	1772	2217	1247	400	1146	492	720	110	525	1012	672	550	791	1360	468
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:15PM 1.82		7:38AM 1.84			7:12AM 2.48		7:48PM 3.02	8:18AM 2.58		12:57AM 1.97	9:26AM 3.11		10:19PM 2.09	11:00AM 2.03		10:47PM 2.88	11:55AM 2.12		11:50PM 3.38	6:08AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)	12:01PM 0.58		12:01AM 0.98			12:56AM 0.50			2:06AM 0.93		6:35PM 0.18			3:33PM 0.30		4:46AM 0.40	4:38PM 0.69		5:43AM 0.35	5:34PM 0.59		12:38PM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	6	2	1	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
High °C	17	18	10	23	21	18	17	18	12	12	19	16	17	16	15	17	16	16	18	12	11	15
Low °C	16	18	9	18	19	14	15	18	12	12	16	15	17	16	15	17	16	15	17	12	8	14
Chill °C (?)	17	17	9	23	21	18	16	18	9	10	19	16	16	15	15	17	16	16	18	10	9	15
Sunrise	5:45	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	9:02	-	-	9:30	-	-	8:46	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	1.7 W	1.0 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	3.0 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 E	1.0 N	2.1 N	-	1.6 NNE	0.7 W	1.4 W	0.8 WSW	1.8 W	1.6 WSW	1.0 S	1.7 SW	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	11	10	12	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	-	10	5	9	13	10	10	7	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 W	0.6 SE	0.6 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 SW	0.2 N	0.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.7 W	0.6 W	-	0.6 WSW	0.6 N	0.9 W	0.3 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.2 N	0.9 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	7	18	9	7	6	13	12	12	10	8	15	13	-	11	8	11	8	13	13	19	16	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	-	0.5 SSW	0.2 ESE	1.0 WSW	0.3 SE	0.3 ESE	1.3 NE	2.5 S	-	-	-	1.8 N	0.4 WSW	-	-	2.0 WSW	-	-	0.8 SW	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	5	2	8	2	3	8	8	-	-	-	9	4	-	-	10	-	-	7	-	-

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Christmas Bay Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	3	1	0	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WSW	2.0 W	1.5 W	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 W	1.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	3.0 ESE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	9	10	5	9	9	10	11	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1125	1148	579	153	23	752	500	503	202	317	744	362	117	142	41	256	52	76	246	111	100	1368
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)		5:51AM 1.77				5:30PM 2.50				6:06AM 2.43		10:19AM 1.71		6:33PM 2.52	7:08PM 1.91				7:55AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)				12:53PM 0.51				11:24PM 0.52									1:02AM 0.96				1:33PM 1.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	3
Temp. °C	10	10	15	14	18	17	16	14	11	13	12	13	23	21	18	15	15	15	18	15	13	17
Chill °C (?)	8	8	15	13	18	17	16	13	9	12	11	12	23	21	18	14	14	15	18	14	11	17
Sunrise	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	2.0 W	1.5 W	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 W	1.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	3.0 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	4	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	9	10	5	9	9	8	11	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 N	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 N	0.2 WSW	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 NW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 W	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	6	15	13	16	5	16	7	7	8	8	7	7	9	13	7	10	19	12	19	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	0.6 S	0.3 SW	0.6 S	-	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	-	1.4 NE
Period (s)	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	2	3	-	2	3	2	3	3	-	8

	Sunday 28
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Christmas Bay Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	3	1	0	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 W	0.7 SW	0.2 SSW	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	0.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8
Energy(?)	1247	1124	723	182	23	1059	823	871	579	794	396	442	561	655	277	534	489	666	422	423	416	29
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)																	5:40PM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)					5:51AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	9	12	12	13	16	15	16	14	14	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	15	14	15
Chill °C (?)	8	8	9	9	11	11	12	16	15	15	13	13	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	15	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 W	0.7 SW	0.2 SSW	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.4 N	0.3 SW	0.1 S	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.5 N	0.6 NW	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	0.5 N	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	13	13	6	16	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	12	6	6	12	16	6	16	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E
Period (s)	4	5	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

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