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West Coast South Island Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the West Coast South Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the West Coast South Island coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thu
	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 West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	0	8	4	4	4	4	4	0	5	5	0	5	4	4	0	4	4	3	4	0	0	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 W	-	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.5 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	9	11	16	16	15	-	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	20
Energy(?)	2060	3417	2343	2301	2515	2510	2227	0	3951	4014	3778	3615	3152	3953	1950	1397	1702	1211	817	874	920	3050
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	glass	on	glass	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:12AM 3.50		1:35PM 3.39	2:02AM 3.36		3:01PM 2.04	2:46AM 2.77		3:59PM 1.93		4:07AM 2.98	4:43PM 1.93		5:31AM 1.85	6:00PM 2.06		6:34AM 2.76		7:06PM 2.81	7:43AM 2.77
Low Tide / height (m)	6:58PM 0.37		7:25AM 0.44		7:46PM 0.50	8:14AM 0.64		8:34PM 0.18	9:20AM 0.33		9:44PM 0.91	10:15AM 1.10		11:08PM 0.50	11:40AM 0.63		12:09AM 0.64	12:47PM 1.31		1:28AM 1.19		2:12PM 0.62
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	42	1	4	10	3	-	9	5	1	8	15	7	6	-	1	6	1	-	2	4	-
High °C	10	14	14	14	13	16	15	13	15	15	14	14	13	9	11	12	9	11	12	12	13	12
Low °C	9	12	13	14	13	15	15	11	14	14	12	13	12	8	11	11	9	11	12	11	12	12
Chill °C (?)	8	12	14	14	12	16	14	12	15	15	12	12	12	6	8	10	8	11	11	10	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:43	-
Sunset	7:49	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:51	-	-	8:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WSW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	-	2.5 NW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	2.3 W	2.2 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	9	11	16	9	9	-	9	15	15	15	14	-	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NNW	1.3 NE	1.6 W	-	1.9 NW	1.9 WSW	1.8 W	-	2.5 W	2.4 NW	-	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	-	1.0 NW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 W	0.7 W	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	7	6	14	-	10	16	15	-	15	9	-	8	8	-	8	8	8	7	7	24	22	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.8 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 NNW	-	-	3.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 09			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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 West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago
Rating	4	4	4	0	0	0	8	0	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	3.0 NW	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	1.9 W	3.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	-	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	-
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	8	17	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	-	15	15	14	14	14	-
Energy(?)	2060	1790	1695	1819	1808	2361	7446	3525	2882	6429	2747	2809	2255	2154	2012	0	2325	2222	2104	2358	2535	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	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)					1:12AM 3.50				1:45PM 2.29				2:12AM 2.26				2:25PM 2.81				3:00AM 3.17
Low Tide / height (m)		6:58PM 0.37					8:00AM 0.16				7:46PM 0.50				8:24AM 0.15				8:50PM 0.19
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	clear	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	7	10	13	-	17	1	-	2	2	1	4	2	-	-	-	1	3	6	1
Temp. °C	9	10	11	13	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	18	16	15	13	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	7	8	10	11	13	13	14	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	13	17	15	14	12	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54
Sunset	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	2.4 NW	3.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	-	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	-
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	14	10	16	16	16	10	9	9	-	9	10	14	14	14	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NNW	-	1.4 NNW	-	-	-	2.5 NW	1.3 NNW	1.9 W	2.2 NW	-	-	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	-	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.9 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	7	-	-	-	9	8	16	10	-	-	16	15	15	-	15	15	9	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 NNW	-	1.9 NNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-

	Thursday 09										Friday 10
	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 West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago
Rating	4	4	4	0	0	0	8	0	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.1 W	1.9 W	3.0 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	-	1.7 W	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	-
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	14	8	9	9	9	-
Energy(?)	2079	2078	2060	1883	1841	1790	3815	2067	1665	3536	2010	1819	1549	1873	1745	0	2073	2361	2222	2408	2402	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)													1:22AM 2.37
Low Tide / height (m)						6:58PM 0.37	7:33PM 0.12												7:35AM -0.01
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	2	7	3	3	9	5	4	3	5	6	1	5	6	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	14	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	12	15	15	13	15	14	15
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	12	10	9	10	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	13	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.1 W	1.9 W	3.0 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	-	1.7 W	1.6 W	3.0 NW	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	-
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	14	14	9	14	14	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	-	1.3 NNW	-	1.4 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	7	7	7	-	8	-	7	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.8 NE	1.4 NW	-	2.0 NE	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.5 NNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	7	-	6	7	7	8	8	8	-	8	8	-	9	9	-

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