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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	Fri		Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Fri
	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	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	2	4	4	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 W	1.0 SW	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	1.8 SW	0.9 W	2.3 WSW	2.1 SW	1.1 S	2.3 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 NE	1.2 WNW	0.5 W	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	13	11	12	13	14	12	12	7	11	11	11	12	13	11	11	11	12	6	8	12	13
Energy(?)	1291	373	3579	4748	1424	396	2230	1302	190	1284	645	723	326	377	356	377	285	319	197	261	95	329
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	off	on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:11AM 1.98	4:27AM 1.92	6:20PM 2.26		6:39AM 2.20	5:31PM 1.75		5:53AM 1.70	6:23PM 1.64	10:00PM 1.49	10:03AM 1.51	5:38PM 2.13	10:42PM 1.55	11:08AM 1.50			7:01AM 2.24		11:10PM 2.06	11:30AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		9:05PM 0.28	10:37AM 0.38		12:43AM 0.67			11:45PM 0.58	12:12PM 0.62						4:53AM 0.63	1:28PM 0.84	12:17AM 1.08		6:07PM 0.54		5:30AM 0.90	6:55PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	15	13	15	18	12	18	13	11	19	12	11	14	22	19	15	15	13	20	17	17	12	12
Low °C	14	12	13	16	10	17	12	8	16	12	11	12	21	16	13	14	13	16	17	17	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	12	14	18	10	17	11	10	19	10	10	14	22	19	15	14	12	20	16	17	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	9:15	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:14	-	-	8:30	-	-	9:10	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 E	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 W	2.3 WSW	2.1 SW	1.1 S	2.3 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 S	1.2 WNW	0.6 W	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	7	13	12	13	13	14	12	12	7	11	11	11	12	13	11	11	11	12	10	8	6	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 N	-	0.4 NE	0.4 E	0.1 E	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.9 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.8 SW
Period (s)	14	12	-	6	6	13	-	10	8	9	-	8	10	7	5	9	7	8	12	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 W	-	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 W	1.6 WSW	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	1.6 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	-	11	12	6	4	12	-	8	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	8	6	-	-	-

	Friday 06			Saturday 07								Sunday 08								Monday 09
	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	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 W	1.5 W	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 W	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	0.9 W	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	535	504	2467	1007	1735	1944	3579	4268	4660	4352	2049	1424	1036	2019	1781	1755	376	934	1319	1069	1069	1255
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	low	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	2:51PM 2.10					5:54AM 2.30				4:45PM 1.88	8:03PM 1.60		3:34AM 2.50		8:07AM 1.65		3:10PM 2.84		8:36PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)				11:57PM 0.51				10:37AM 0.38								10:27AM 0.59					1:31AM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	16	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	18	10	14	11	13	15	18	17	11	10	10	8
Chill °C (?)	14	16	12	12	11	11	12	14	14	14	18	8	14	8	11	15	18	17	10	8	8	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45
Sunset	-	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.1 SW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 W	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	2.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	11	10	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	12	11	13	6	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.2 ENE	-	0.4 NW	0.9 W	0.2 NNW	0.4 NE	-	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	15	15	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	14	6	-	7	14	13	10	-	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.3 SW	1.7 WSW	-	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	-	0.5 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	12	-	-	11	12	12	12	12	6	-	13	13	-	3	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 06										Saturday 07
	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	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.1 SW	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 WSW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.6 WSW	1.9 SW	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	12
Energy(?)	397	431	359	1336	2018	2053	3044	3086	2467	2461	199	1055	658	1254	1330	1294	480	628	1129	2168	2235	1122
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:51PM 2.10			5:33PM 2.36														7:18AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)										10:18PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	14	15	17	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	18	12	13	13	18	18	14	13	13	18
Chill °C (?)	13	14	16	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	11	10	18	11	12	13	17	18	13	11	11	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.1 SW	0.2 E	-	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 WSW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 WSW	0.3 N	1.6 WSW	1.9 SW	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.9 SW
Period (s)	11	11	13	7	-	-	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	13	12	12	13	11	12	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	0.2 S	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 ENE	1.3 WSW	0.3 NNW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.1 W	0.3 NNW	0.6 ENE	-	-	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	15	15	-	14	-	-	13	12	12	12	7	6	14	7	7	9	12	13	7	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 WSW	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	2	-	-	4	4	-	12	-	-	-	-	-

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