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

	Fri 4		Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	9	9	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	8
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	NNW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	W 20
kJ	178	187	1052	1550	5622	8764	5896	3326	1294	731	356	307	429	872	1065	1134	1144	811	175	4846
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NW	WNW	W	E	SSW	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	WNW	E	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		9:23PM1.69m	9:10AM1.70m		9:38PM1.60m	6:19AM1.69m		6:14PM2.40m	6:56AM2.40m		7:37PM2.91m	8:11AM2.94m		11:10PM2.38m	9:07AM3.09m		2:30AM1.81m		3:34PM2.13m	9:54PM3.23m
Low Tide				3:36PM0.38m			12:35PM0.68m	00:35AM0.61m		1:06PM0.63m	1:57AM0.94m		1:44PM0.48m			3:04PM0.28m	8:29PM0.11m	7:37AM-0.01m


mm	—	—	—	—	5	7	—	35	23	2	7	—	2	—	—	—	1	1	6	2
Max °C	15	9	14	14	11	10	12	14	11	10	8	12	11	8	11	12	10	7	6	7
Min °C	12	8	10	12	7	9	11	12	10	10	7	9	11	6	8	12	7	6	6	4
Chill °C	14	7	12	12	8	8	11	13	9	9	5	11	11	6	11	12	8	4	2	5
	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:05	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:52	—	—
	6:01	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:09	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	NW 9	NW 9	NNW 8	NNW 9	NW 9	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	NE 5	SSW 14	S 6	W 20
kJ	38	187	1052	1550	2669	8764	5896	3326	714	513	249	307	287	872	1065	1134	22	811	81	4846
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	SSW 15	SSE 9	ESE 10	NE 6	NNW 8	NNW 9	NW 9	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 10	WSW 12	SW 19	NNW 8	WSW 19	E 7	SSW 21	SSW 14	—
kJ	13	71	8	9	5	309	444	1052	1294	731	356	72	429	384	46	295	39	333	175	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	—	—	SW 13	W 4	NE 6	WSW 10
kJ	178	4	18	14	5622	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	425	—	—	1144	12	8	2167
Sea °C	11	11	10	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	11	13	13	11	11	11	14
Diff °C	+0.3	+1.6	+1.3	+1.3	+1.5	+1.1	+1.1	+0.3	+0.4	+0.4	+0.5	+0.5	+0.7	+0.9	+0.5	+0.4	+2.1	+1.5	+1.3	+0.9

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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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