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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

	Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	WNW 10	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	NE 6	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	268	205	1010	1245	2238	1672	1207	1187	461	336	149	203	193	186	191	249	236	957	1564	1326	1077
Wind (km/h)	NE	SE	NNE	WSW	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NNE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				7:58AM1.86m		8:19PM1.90m	9:02AM1.90m		7:23PM2.71m	9:58AM1.95m	2:23PM1.55m	8:19PM2.80m	10:45AM2.00m		9:07PM2.87m	10:08AM3.08m		2:22AM1.92m	11:23AM1.96m		11:41PM1.98m
Low Tide		4:21PM0.26m	00:09AM1.08m		4:49PM0.27m	2:44AM0.34m		4:13PM0.38m	1:40AM0.49m			2:34AM0.39m	4:34AM0.26m	4:56PM0.28m	3:20AM0.30m		4:17PM0.88m	8:03PM0.19m	5:13AM0.43m	5:32PM0.42m


mm	—	1	6	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	3	2	8	—	—	—
Max °C	16	11	14	13	11	12	15	13	15	18	22	16	16	18	17	18	18	11	15	15	15
Min °C	12	11	14	12	11	10	11	12	15	16	22	16	15	17	16	18	16	11	15	15	15
Chill °C	16	9	13	12	10	10	15	12	15	18	22	16	16	18	17	18	18	10	15	15	15
	6:13	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:18	—	—
	—	8:28	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:46	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:39	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	WNW 10	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	NE 7	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	88	205	1010	1245	2238	1672	1207	1187	461	336	35	203	193	186	191	249	236	957	1564	1326	1077
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 16	NE 7	—	—	E 6	N 7	—	S 10	N 6	SW 16	WSW 17	WSW 12	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 5	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7
kJ	22	99	47	226	7	—	—	33	56	—	54	30	10	27	55	43	64	27	97	88	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 6	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5
kJ	268	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	149	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49
Sea °C	12	12	14	13	12	13	13	12	14	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	12	13	13	13
Diff °C	+2.3	+2.1	+0.7	+2.0	+1.9	+2.0	+2.0	+1.8	-0.3	+2.0	+1.8	-0.3	+2.0	+2.0	-0.3	+0.7	+0.7	+1.9	+0.1	+0.1	+0.1

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Canterbury	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
Catlins	Otago	Wellington
Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
Nelson Tasman Bay	Wairarapa

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