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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	Sun	Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07
	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	1	4	2	3	3	2	1	3	1	3	3	4	4	3	0	1	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.6 W	2.0 N	2.3 W	1.1 N	1.1 NNE	1.0 W	0.7 W	2.2 NNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.4 WSW
Period(s)	10	10	10	9	10	9	11	11	11	10	8	9	10	9	10	11	10	10	9	12	11	19
Energy	1730	1932	1632	99	1250	849	530	720	293	177	570	1030	751	669	1400	1053	685	531	1751	2256	1610	4755
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:35PM 2.83	10:53AM 2.78		11:28PM 3.15			12:04AM 3.12		12:28PM 3.05	12:41AM 3.06		1:07PM 2.97	1:11AM 2.71		2:25PM 1.79	2:05AM 2.91		2:36PM 2.80	2:56AM 2.36		3:27PM 2.74
Low Tide / height (m)		4:47AM 0.48	5:04PM 0.47		6:03AM 0.50	5:59PM 0.50		6:50AM 0.58		6:36PM 1.09	6:54AM 1.09		7:01PM 0.58	7:37AM 1.12		7:57PM 1.13	8:24AM 1.13		8:45PM 0.67	9:16AM 1.12		10:11PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	25	14	22	10	2	1	-	-	-	15	9	10	5	1	17	11	3	2	4	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	13	13	13	15	16	13	14	12	13	13	12	11	10	10	11
Low °C	16	16	16	14	13	13	10	11	12	11	14	15	13	12	12	12	12	11	9	7	10	10
Chill °C (?)	15	16	15	14	14	12	12	11	12	11	15	15	12	13	11	12	13	9	8	10	10	9
Sunrise	-	7:47	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:11	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 N	2.0 N	2.3 W	1.1 N	1.1 NNE	1.0 W	0.7 W	0.2 N	0.1 SW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	0.9 NW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	11	11	11	10	12	14	10	9	10	11	10	10	10	12	11	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.6 W	1.8 WNW	1.5 N	1.0 W	1.0 WSW	0.6 N	0.4 WSW	0.1 W	0.1 N	1.0 N	0.9 NNE	1.0 W	1.3 N	1.2 N	1.0 NW	0.7 N	0.4 N	0.4 NNW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	10	9	9	10	7	11	9	10	15	12	8	8	12	8	8	9	8	8	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NE	0.5 NNW	0.7 N	2.2 NNW	2.5 NW	-	-	2.2 NE	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	5	8	9	-	-	6	-	-	-	9	-	-	-

	Sun	Monday 01	Tuesday 02	Wednesday 03
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.6 W	2.5 N	2.0 N	2.0 N	2.5 W	2.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.2 W	1.1 NNE	1.0 W
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	13	10	11	10	12	11	11
Energy	1956	1730	1692	1746	1932	1900	1632	1950	1791	99	1324	1092	1250	1075	849	1068	566	530	527	582	720	397
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:35PM 2.83				10:53AM 2.78				11:28PM 3.15				11:51AM 2.51					12:04AM 3.12
Low Tide / height (m)				4:47AM 0.48				5:04PM 0.47				5:26AM 0.48	6:03AM 0.50				6:25PM 0.52				6:50AM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	13	4	3	5	6	8	6	16	16	3	2	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	11	13
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	13	13	14	14	11	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.0 N	2.0 N	2.5 W	2.3 W	1.6 NNE	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.2 W	1.1 NNE	1.0 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	10	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	1.1 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 N	1.5 N	1.3 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 N	1.0 WSW	0.7 N
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	13	9	7	9	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Sunday 31	Monday 01
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	2002	1956	1956	2241	1764	1730	1730	1692	1692	1712	1746	1746	1745	1782	1932	1906	1918	1900	1753	1771	1632	1730
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					10:35PM 2.83												10:53AM 2.78
Low Tide / height (m)											4:47AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	6	4	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	4	6
High °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	15	15	15	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.3 WSW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 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	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	3.5 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-