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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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	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Fri
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	8	8	5	4	4	0	4	2	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.3 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.1 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 W
Period(s)	15	14	18	15	15	14	13	13	16	18	15	15	13	13	12	10	8	13	12	12	13	13
Energy	3114	1259	1320	1021	1314	1155	1192	1089	673	7135	7586	3052	1543	1264	624	1548	408	1358	1499	1622	1122	501
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:06PM 2.70	8:38AM 3.21		9:01PM 2.85	9:28AM 2.91		10:02PM 3.36	11:04AM 2.14		10:50PM 3.33	11:26AM 3.45		11:48PM 3.51		12:46PM 2.26	12:32AM 3.05		1:50PM 2.10	2:09AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		2:00PM 0.80	2:17AM 0.31		2:46PM 0.23		3:14AM 0.17	3:40PM 0.15		4:49AM 0.24	5:18PM 0.28		5:08AM 0.52	5:36PM 0.61		6:37AM 0.21		6:20PM 0.10	7:32AM 0.26		7:57PM 0.36	7:52AM 0.70
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	6	-	-	-	-	2	13	-	-	15	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	12	12	12	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	11	10	10
Low °C	12	12	11	11	14	13	13	13	14	11	12	10	8	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	9	8
Chill °C (?)	11	12	13	13	13	14	13	14	15	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	11	10	9	10	9	8
Sunrise	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:03
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.3 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 W	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 W
Period (s)	15	14	18	15	15	14	13	13	16	18	15	15	13	13	12	14	8	13	12	15	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	1.9 WNW	1.2 NW	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.1 N
Period (s)	-	20	9	8	8	6	18	17	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	11	13	19	16	12	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	1.5 W	2.3 WSW	-	-	-	2.0 WSW	-	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	6	7	13	-	-	-	-	7	10	-	-	-	12	-	2

	Friday 12					Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay 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	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	Tauranga Bay 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	Charleston West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s)	15	15	14	17	14	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	16	16
Energy	3114	1216	1259	3281	1197	1320	1021	1145	1021	1626	1314	1184	1213	1155	1335	1170	1192	1181	1089	1654	1335	673
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	on
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:17AM 1.91				8:06PM 2.70				8:38AM 3.21					9:01PM 2.85				9:28AM 2.91				10:02PM 3.36
Low Tide / height (m)			2:00PM 0.80				2:26AM 0.78				2:46PM 0.23					3:14AM 0.17				3:42PM 0.15
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3
Temp. °C	12	12	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	13	13	11	10	10	10	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	14	14	14
Sunrise	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	17	10	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.0 W	1.0 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	20	9	14	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	7	7	18	18	17	16	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	7

	Friday 12																	Saturday 13
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
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	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 Beach - The Channel 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	Smoothwater Bay 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	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
Rating	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	17	17	17	17	14	14	18	18	17	16	16	16
Energy	3352	3199	3114	3017	1080	1216	1169	1168	1259	1259	3281	3281	3360	3238	1197	1197	1724	1320	1228	1192	1021	1026
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:17AM 1.91												8:06PM 2.70
Low Tide / height (m)								2:00PM 0.80													2:26AM 0.78
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
High °C	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	17	17	17	17	10	10	18	18	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	20	20	20	9	9	9	9	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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