West Coast South Island Surf

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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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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	Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tue
	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 West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Cobden Breakwater 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	4	4	0	4	3	0	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WNW	1.3 NNW	1.1 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	2.2 WSW	1.3 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	8	14	12	12	12	11	6	9	9	12	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	8
Energy(?)	258	159	199	132	128	99	127	226	297	214	334	1001	1337	1581	526	824	559	755	242	263	392	482
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross	on	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:14AM 3.23		11:06PM 2.13	11:24AM 2.22		11:53PM 2.19	12:19PM 2.17		12:07AM 3.52	12:25PM 3.12		12:59AM 3.46		1:12PM 3.07	1:55AM 3.34		2:17PM 3.31	2:55AM 3.19		3:26PM 2.11	3:58AM 3.03
Low Tide / height (m)		4:56PM 0.21		5:11AM 0.01	5:42PM 0.13		6:07AM 0.11	6:18PM -0.00		6:14AM -0.07	6:38PM 0.06		7:10AM 0.55		7:35PM 0.54	8:04AM 0.72		8:34PM 0.71	9:02AM 0.91		9:37PM 0.90	9:58AM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	11	12	11	15	15	12	14	14	12	14	14	12	13	14	12	16	14	13	17	17	16	16
Low °C	10	12	10	14	14	11	13	13	11	14	14	10	13	13	12	15	14	13	17	16	14	15
Chill °C (?)	10	12	10	15	15	12	12	13	12	14	13	12	12	14	12	16	12	12	17	17	16	16
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	8:32	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	2.2 WSW	1.3 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	7	8	14	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	12	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	1.2 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	5	8	7	7	11	11	11	10	9	16	7	7	10	10	9	9	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	1.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 04	Wednesday 05	Thursday 06
	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 West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NNW	1.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	6	6
Energy(?)	87	200	258	146	424	446	497	202	149	327	231	130	128	158	124	99	82	102	88	279	226	153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	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	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				10:39AM 2.11				10:56PM 2.23				10:59AM 3.37				11:18PM 3.50				11:54AM 2.34
Low Tide / height (m)		4:36AM 0.19				4:56PM 0.21				4:40AM -0.05				5:00PM -0.05				5:32AM 0.36				5:59PM -0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	3	3
Temp. °C	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	12	9	12	14	15	15	14	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	10	9	9	12	11	11	11	12	8	12	14	15	15	14	12	10	11	11	12	12	13	13
Sunrise	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 NW	0.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 NW	0.4 WNW	1.1 NW	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	12	7	7	7	14	13	13	8	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	11	10	10	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.7 WSW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	15	14	14	13	8	8	8	13	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	11	11	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	0.7 NNE	1.3 NNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	6	-

	Tuesday 04
	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 West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period(s) (?)	12	15	15	7	14	14	14	7	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	91	179	183	67	190	200	240	100	68	119	72	70	70	94	90	78	77	76	108	108	115	115
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										10:07AM 2.89												10:35PM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)				4:26AM 0.08												4:21PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	10	9	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	11	11	9	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:21	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	12	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	11	11	11	6	6	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	15	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-