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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	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Mon
	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	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tora Point Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	1	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 NNW	1.8 ENE	4.0 NNW	0.8 WSW	1.9 ENE	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	7	9	11	10	9	12	11	13	13	16	14	15	15	15	14	13	14	12	12	11
Energy(?)	327	562	276	517	4003	118	629	2346	763	1864	1377	1074	1848	595	2991	1431	769	613	58	2519	1755	1373
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:32PM 1.61	3:58AM 1.64		2:29PM 1.66			5:39PM 1.29		6:03AM 1.36			6:28AM 1.34			12:38PM 3.13		1:35AM 1.92		2:38PM 1.91	8:21PM 1.25	5:35AM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)			9:43PM 0.29	8:14AM 0.33		10:31PM 0.27	9:17AM 0.35		11:49PM 0.27	12:20PM 0.28	5:21PM 0.43	12:12AM 0.29	12:51PM 0.26	5:33PM 0.42	12:57AM 0.29	6:33AM 1.04	6:47PM 1.04	7:22PM 0.56	8:38AM 0.53		2:26AM 0.30	11:49AM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	16	23	16	12	21	18	15	20	15	19	11	15	11	16	13	11	15	12	10	10
Low °C	16	17	15	20	16	10	21	18	13	15	15	10	10	13	10	15	12	9	14	11	8	10
Chill °C (?)	20	18	16	23	15	10	21	17	15	20	14	18	10	14	8	16	11	11	14	10	8	9
Sunrise	5:54	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:50
Sunset	-	8:12	-	-	8:38	-	-	9:05	-	-	8:37	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	0.5 S	1.4 NNW	1.8 ENE	0.2 WSW	1.5 W	1.9 ENE	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	1.7 WSW	-	1.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	8	11	7	9	11	8	9	12	11	13	13	16	14	15	-	15	-	13	14	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.1 W	0.8 WSW	0.1 S	-	0.7 NW	-	0.6 NNW	0.5 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	-	0.2 N	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	10	7	13	5	16	10	9	-	9	-	8	10	10	-	-	12	-	9	8	9	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 ENE	-	-	4.0 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WSW	0.5 W	-	0.6 SW	2.5 WSW	-	1.4 SW	-	0.7 SSE	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	5	15	-	14	-	5	12	12	-

	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Campbells Bay Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Tora Point Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tora Point Wairarapa	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 NE	2.0 ENE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	2.3 NE	2.5 NW	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.5 NNW	2.5 ENE	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.1 N	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.0 ENE	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	10	10	7	10	8	8	8	11	8	8	11	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	16
Energy(?)	1238	578	538	1080	1238	1000	1102	1383	1493	1208	1461	1017	1111	1473	1697	1893	1362	1202	1170	1458	758	1333
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:18AM 1.75				1:50PM 1.66					4:34AM 1.32	10:00AM 2.76					10:36PM 3.08				12:13PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)			9:23AM 0.33				8:13PM 0.29	10:21PM 0.24				10:29AM 0.28						5:22AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	18	20	20	23	16	14	13	13	18	24	23	16	20	15	15	12	14	17	22	16
Chill °C (?)	10	9	18	20	20	23	15	14	12	12	18	24	23	16	20	14	15	11	13	17	22	16
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.5 NW	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.5 NNW	2.1 ENE	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.1 N	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.0 ENE	1.6 SW
Period (s)	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	11	9	9	11	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.5 S	0.2 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.4 WNW	0.1 N	0.2 S	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.4 W	-	1.1 WSW	0.1 SW	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	6	12	10	8	8	9	7	9	9	9	12	8	5	16	9	11	11	9	-	13	12	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	-	-	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 NE	2.0 ENE	2.5 NE	2.5 NE	2.3 NE	-	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	-	2.5 ENE	-	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	-	10	10	7	10	8	8	8	-	8	8	-	9	-	-	-	4	-	-	-

	Monday 17
	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	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Campbells Bay Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Tora Point Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tora Point Wairarapa	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.2 E	0.8 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.8 WSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 NNE	1.0 E	1.6 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.9 NW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.4 ENE	0.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	8	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	6	10	8	8	11	13	13	7	13
Energy(?)	396	860	415	651	644	451	265	411	407	403	239	347	488	156	368	314	391	2462	65	66	380	59
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			3:14AM 1.63												3:49PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)							7:54AM 0.32		9:57AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	8	8	15	11	15	17	18	18	21	20	15	21	17	16	14	17	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	9	10	10	6	7	14	10	15	17	18	18	21	20	14	21	16	15	11	16	17	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:02	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 E	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.9 NW	1.0 E	1.0 ENE	0.9 NNE	1.0 E	1.6 NNW	1.8 NNW	1.9 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 ENE	0.3 SW
Period (s)	10	8	8	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	8	10	7	6	10	8	8	11	13	8	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.2 E	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 WSW	0.5 S	1.0 E	0.7 NW	0.5 S	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.8 NNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 S	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	11	12	10	7	10	10	10	10	13	13	9	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	-	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.6 N	1.2 ENE	-	-	3.0 NE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	-	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	-	7	7	5	6	-	-	8	4	3	7	10

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