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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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	Tue		Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tue
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	4	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	0	5	5	0	4	3	0	2	0	0	3	3	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	-	2.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	2.4 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	10	12	6	8	-	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	-	11	10	9	9
Energy(?)	1148	555	472	416	190	275	526	426	0	2550	4598	3049	1572	1475	1474	552	288	0	1483	853	626	1009
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			5:37AM 1.79	6:02PM 1.81		6:41AM 1.73	6:25PM 2.39		6:51AM 2.45		7:38PM 2.86	8:02AM 2.35		8:57PM 1.87	8:57AM 2.86		9:18PM 2.97	9:51AM 1.94		10:34PM 1.88	10:55AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		10:44PM 1.05	11:45AM 0.67		12:25AM 0.64	12:52PM 0.72		12:55AM 1.20	12:55PM 0.76	1:21PM 1.28	1:54AM 1.20		2:54PM 0.69	3:10AM 0.58		3:08PM 1.17	3:30AM 1.11		3:51PM 1.10		4:45AM 0.58	5:04PM 0.57
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	5	-	18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	12	2	-
High °C	14	13	18	15	13	13	15	13	19	14	10	14	14	11	16	15	14	16	18	15	16	18
Low °C	13	11	17	15	12	13	14	12	17	10	8	13	13	9	15	14	13	16	17	14	16	18
Chill °C (?)	12	13	18	15	13	13	13	13	19	11	8	12	13	10	15	14	14	16	18	15	14	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-
Sunset	8:44	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:35	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NNW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.3 NNE	1.5 W	-	2.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	2.4 NW
Period (s)	9	8	12	11	10	12	11	8	-	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	-	11	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 N	0.2 NNE	0.7 WSW	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.6 NW	0.8 N	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	16	9	8	8	7	5	6	12	-	10	11	-	-	-	19	8	6	-	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.9 W	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	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	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	0	0	4	4	3	3	3	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 W	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.5 W	1.4 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	8	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	9	12	11	11	7	7	13	16	15
Energy(?)	1569	652	1007	1030	915	814	676	382	395	276	210	254	584	314	275	289	316	369	384	1917	2209	2405
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		4:20PM 3.03				5:37AM 1.79				5:27PM 2.92				6:31AM 1.80				6:45PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)				11:19PM 0.57				11:10AM 1.21				11:35PM 0.61				12:17PM 1.27					1:30AM 0.67
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	9	1	3	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	11	10	10	10	16	18	16	15	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	13	10	9	9	8	16	18	16	15	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	13	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11
Sunset	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 N	1.0 NW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.1 W	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	13	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	9	12	6	6	7	7	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	1.1 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.2 N	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	-	16	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	11	5	11	11	12	11	11	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 W	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 W	-	-	-	-	2.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	-
Period (s)	10	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	13	6	-

	Tuesday 11										Wednesday 12
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	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	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	0	0	4	4	3	3	3	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 W	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	9	12	12	12	12	9	8	9	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	2451	1086	1148	1095	1033	1047	885	911	700	400	428	466	921	449	401	401	446	407	440	707	706	622
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)				4:55PM 1.88													5:02AM 2.89
Low Tide / height (m)										10:44PM 1.05
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	13	14
Chill °C (?)	12	14	12	11	11	12	11	11	13	9	9	10	9	8	7	7	7	10	11	11	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 W	1.1 NW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	12	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 N	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	18	13	16	16	16	16	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	-	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	9	12	12	12	12	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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