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

	Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Sat
	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	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 NNE	3.5 N	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	14	14	13	13	12	12	10	11	14	14	14	14	15	7	10	13	13	13	13	13	16	16
Energy	1537	2321	1511	1318	1033	966	712	799	1270	1208	915	932	1258	1252	3074	641	1135	550	780	944	1410	1310
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:40PM 2.41			2:18PM 2.36	2:30AM 2.29		2:56PM 2.30	1:49AM 1.93		2:20PM 1.89	2:29AM 1.85		3:03PM 1.81		3:13AM 1.77	3:50PM 1.73		4:02AM 1.70	4:43PM 1.67		4:56AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)			9:09PM 0.35	6:51AM 0.29		8:35PM 0.71	8:52AM 0.66		7:48PM 0.50	8:08AM 0.41		8:28PM 0.58	8:49AM 0.49		9:12PM 0.66	9:35AM 0.57		10:00PM 0.72	10:26AM 0.62		10:54PM 0.76	11:23AM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	4	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	15	17	16	13	15	13	12	15	14	16	15	12	13	14	15	13	15	12	13	15	14	16
Low °C	12	17	12	12	15	11	11	15	12	15	14	8	9	13	13	11	13	10	10	14	12	13
Chill °C (?)	15	17	16	13	15	12	11	15	13	16	15	11	12	12	15	13	15	12	13	15	14	16
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	12	12	10	11	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	-	-	0.9 W	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	1.3 W	1.6 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	0.2 ENE	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	15	-	-	7	-	-	-	16	10	9	-	10	9	9	-	-	14	8	18	17	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	-	-	-	-	3.0 NNE	3.5 N	0.9 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	7	10	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 02							Sunday 03								Monday 04
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	12	11	10
Energy	3601	3199	3094	2791	1354	3307	1021	1511	1488	1275	1318	1068	1033	1803	1054	966	794	908	712	828	799	863
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:19AM 2.38				1:40PM 2.41				12:36AM 2.02				1:01PM 2.01				1:12AM 1.98				1:40PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)			8:43AM 0.29				7:58PM 0.65				6:51AM 0.29				7:10PM 0.42				7:29AM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	11	12	15	17	17	16	14	12	12	12	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	12	15	15
Chill °C (?)	8	10	10	14	17	16	16	14	11	11	11	13	15	15	12	11	10	10	9	11	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	12	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	0.9 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	1.8 W	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	14	13	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 02
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	3999	3706	3629	3553	1768	3199	1581	3078	2831	2831	2831	2791	2648	2573	2321	2233	3372	3307	3147	2993	1793	1649
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:19AM 2.38	2:39AM 1.81										12:24PM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)								7:37AM 0.55											6:34PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	8	9	8	8	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	14	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	17	17	-	-	16	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	-	-

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