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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	Sat		Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Fri
	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
Rating	4	5	5	3	5	5	4	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	4	5	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	14	13	13	16	16	16	14	12
Energy(?)	699	1749	1444	722	2457	2891	3172	4646	2596	1429	529	1169	1672	3924	1064	1512	3170	1715
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		8:39PM	9:49AM		10:08PM	10:23AM		10:41PM	10:19AM 8:57PM		11:13PM	11:27AM		11:44PM	11:59AM		12:16AM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:44AM	3:43AM	4:00PM 3:24PM		4:17AM	4:33PM		4:12AM	4:25PM		5:20AM	5:36PM		5:50AM	5:34PM 3:08AM	6:09PM	6:23AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	2	1	1	12	4
High °C	16	11	14	14	13	13	14	11	11	14	13	13	14	13	15	15	14	12
Low °C	14	11	11	12	11	12	12	9	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	12
Chill °C (?)	16	9	13	13	11	11	12	9	11	13	13	13	14	12	14	14	13	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:31
Sunset	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	0.3 NNE	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	2.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.3 NW	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	16	16	14	13	13	16	16	16	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.3 WSW	0.2 N	1.3 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.9 SW	0.3 NNE	-	0.1 N	0.3 NNE	0.4 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.1 N	-	0.2 NNE	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	14	13	7	7	14	12	17	12	-	12	13	20	13	10	-	12	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	1.1 NW	-	3.0 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	13	6	-	13	13	13	17	-	-	-	4	4	4	5	-	14	-

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	8	13	13
Energy(?)	699	614	1694	1749	1014	1253	1444	1422	722	563	2623	2457	2405	2494	2891	286	3172	3281
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off
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
High Tide / height (m)				9:33PM 1.80				9:49AM 1.88				10:08PM 1.88				9:48AM 3.12
Low Tide / height (m)	2:44PM 0.76					3:43AM 0.57				3:20PM 0.65				4:17AM 0.50				4:33PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	13	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	15	14	12
Chill °C (?)	16	13	9	9	10	10	10	13	13	11	11	11	10	9	10	15	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-
Sunset	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.5 W	0.3 NNE	0.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	12	20
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.3 WSW	0.3 NNW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.3 NNE	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	7	7	7	7	7	13	14	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	1.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	12	13	6	6	6	6	-	8	13	13	14	14	13	-	13	13