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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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	Fri	Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thursday 08			Friday 09
	Night	AM	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 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	6	5	4	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	4.0 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	12	8	8	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15
Energy(?)	1062	1055	1520	3338	2760	1443	1106	1060	713	1442	911	980	3197	1707	3198	1480	1619	7596	3042	5173	3528	1885
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	off	on	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)		3:19AM	4:02PM		4:25AM	5:07PM		5:34AM		6:12PM 3:19AM	6:42AM		7:14PM	6:55AM		7:26PM	7:44AM		12:30AM		1:04PM	1:01AM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:05PM	9:42AM		10:09PM 9:05PM	10:49AM		11:16PM	11:57AM		12:25AM		1:00PM	1:27AM		1:09PM 8:50AM	1:30AM		1:57PM	7:05PM	6:26AM		7:35PM
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	-	1	1	20	-	-	4
High °C	11	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	13	15	13	14	14	15	14	13	15	12
Low °C	11	11	13	12	12	14	13	14	14	13	14	15	13	14	13	13	13	14	12	12	13	11
Chill °C (?)	10	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	15	12	15	12	14	12	14	14	11	13	12
Sunrise	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.2 SW	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	4.0 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W
Period (s)	12	12	8	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 NE	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	0.1 N	0.2 NNE	0.2 W	0.5 W	1.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	1.0 N	1.5 N	1.1 N	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	15	8	13	14	-	13	12	-	12	5	22	20	16	-	-	-	-	14	12	11	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NNE	-	1.5 NNW	-	1.7 NNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	6	-	7	-	-	-	-	-

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	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	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	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
Rating	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.9 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	10	9	8	8	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	878	1062	904	853	1055	931	1520	1612	1438	3338	3139	2987	2760	1929	1443	1285	1267	1106
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	on	glass	off	off
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
High Tide / height (m)				3:19AM 1.88				4:02PM 1.79				4:25AM 1.79				4:13PM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)		9:05PM 0.54				9:42AM 0.54				10:09PM 0.66				9:58AM 0.60				10:22PM 0.74
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	16	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	10	11	10	10	13	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	16	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	10	12	12	13	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.9 WSW	0.1 N	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	15	15	15	8	8	7	13	13	14	14	14	-	-	13	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	9	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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