West Coast South Island Surf

West Coast South Island Surf Forecast

Detailed West Coast South Island 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 West Coast South Island. 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 West Coast South Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in West Coast South Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from West Coast South Island 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: West Coast South Island Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, West Coast South Island Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, West Coast South Island Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, West Coast South Island Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: West Coast South Island Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: West Coast South Island Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, West Coast South Island Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, West Coast South Island Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, West Coast South Island Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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West Coast South Island Wavefinder

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	Thu		Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	1	4	7	5	4	4	3	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 WSW	2.3 WNW	1.4 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	2.0 W	3.0 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.7 W
Period(s)	15	14	15	15	18	15	15	14	13	17	16	8	19	15	14	14	13	11	7	10	10	12
Energy	917	1042	3286	1276	1320	1048	1640	1142	1203	1153	686	1193	3086	6139	3788	1814	1379	2108	606	1037	1012	1051
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross	cross	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:09PM 2.56	8:17AM 1.91		8:06PM 2.70	8:38AM 3.21		9:01PM 2.85	9:28AM 2.91		10:02PM 3.36	10:29AM 3.42		11:30PM 2.17			11:43PM 3.38		12:16PM 2.88	12:41AM 3.49		1:25PM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)		1:19AM 0.46		2:00PM 0.80	2:17AM 0.31		2:48PM 0.23		3:14AM 0.17	3:40PM 0.15		4:14AM 0.57	4:38PM 0.27		5:43AM 0.21	5:36PM 0.61		6:37AM 0.21		6:29PM 0.65	7:07AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	9	6	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	12	12	13	12	14	14	13	13	14	13	12	11	10	12	13	11	12	10	10	10
Low °C	10	12	12	12	12	11	14	13	13	13	14	12	12	9	9	11	11	10	11	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	12	13	12	13	14	13	13	13	11	10	10	10	12	11	9	10	9	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:10	-
Sunset	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	2.5 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	2.0 W	3.0 W	0.9 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	15	14	15	15	18	15	15	14	13	13	16	15	10	15	14	14	13	11	11	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.5 WSW	-	0.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	-	0.2 W	1.4 WSW	1.0 NW	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.5 NW	1.2 NNW	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	-	18	-	20	9	8	8	7	18	17	-	22	19	8	-	-	-	21	15	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 WNW	2.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-

	Thursday 11	Friday 12	Saturday 13	Sunday 14
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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	Tauranga Bay 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s)	15	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	17	14	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy	917	1452	1031	1042	1042	3736	3286	1216	1276	3362	1104	1320	1062	1137	1048	1279	1640	1150	1178	1142	1348	1188
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	low	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:09PM 2.56				8:17AM 1.91				8:06PM 2.70				8:38AM 3.21					9:01PM 2.85
Low Tide / height (m)	1:03PM 0.89				1:19AM 0.46				2:00PM 0.80				2:26AM 0.78				2:48PM 0.23					3:14AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	10	8	11	12	12	10	11	12	12	13	13	11	10	10	10	12	13	13	14	14	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	17	10	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 WSW	-	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	0.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	-	20	-	18	18	-	-	-	20	9	14	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 11	Friday 12
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Energy	1946	1829	917	1654	1663	1452	1433	1134	1031	1126	1174	1042	1042	1042	1042	3054	3246	3736	3524	3432	3286	3241
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								7:09PM 2.56													8:17AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)		1:38PM 0.46												1:19AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	2	1	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	10	12	10	10	10	11	12	7	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	12	8	8	8	10	11	6	11	12	12	12	12	9	9	10	10	11	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	20	19	-	19	20	20	20	20	-	19	18	18	18	18	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-