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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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	Mon		Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Mon
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker 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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	2	2	1	4	3	0	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	8	9	0	6	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 W	-	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	11	11	21	20	-	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	15	-	16	15	15	15
Energy(?)	395	299	201	429	360	0	589	920	669	684	736	800	260	530	663	3111	7645	0	8083	5298	2554	1861
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	glass	on	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		11:16PM 3.08	11:31AM 3.00		11:54PM 2.91	12:10PM 3.04		12:38AM 3.26	12:54PM 2.93	1:28PM 2.08	1:47AM 2.00		2:03PM 2.01	2:21AM 1.94		2:24PM 2.34	2:42AM 2.27		3:14PM 1.82	2:55AM 2.86		3:11PM 2.46
Low Tide / height (m)	5:05PM 0.28		5:20AM 0.16	5:45PM 0.04		6:00AM 0.09	6:13PM 0.01		6:45AM 0.08		7:40PM 0.24	7:55AM 0.28		8:15PM 0.30	7:54AM 0.73		8:33PM 0.29	8:29AM 0.87		8:51PM 0.94	9:05AM 0.56
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	10	14	14	12	20	16	14	16	14	13	15	17	17	16	17	13	18	15	13	16	17
Low °C	15	7	12	13	9	15	15	12	15	14	13	15	16	16	16	15	12	14	14	13	14	15
Chill °C (?)	14	8	14	14	12	20	16	14	15	14	13	14	17	16	16	16	11	18	15	13	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:22	-
Sunset	8:16	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:02
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 W	-	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	0.6 W	1.2 W	1.4 W	2.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	20	-	16	15	15	14	13	12	15	9	9	14	15	-	16	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.3 N	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	0.4 WSW	0.3 W	0.2 N	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.0 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WNW	0.3 N	-	0.3 N	0.4 N	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW
Period (s)	10	13	12	21	10	-	10	11	9	8	8	14	12	14	14	8	12	-	11	11	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.3 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	0.3 NE	-	-	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 02			Tuesday 03								Wednesday 04								Thursday 05
	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	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Woodpecker 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	0	0	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	1.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20	19	18	18	18	18	-	-	16	15	16	16	15
Energy(?)	388	457	334	270	226	226	228	114	230	775	921	1279	1594	1577	575	0	0	556	1160	510	620	579
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:14PM 2.83				11:39AM 3.37				12:36AM 2.04				12:34PM 2.57				12:38AM 3.26
Low Tide / height (m)		5:05PM 0.28				5:20AM 0.16				6:26PM 0.23				6:44AM 0.24				6:29PM 0.52	7:04PM 0.22			6:39AM 0.08
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	12	10	10	9	12	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	20	23	15	14	12	13	12
Chill °C (?)	16	14	10	8	9	7	12	15	14	14	13	12	13	13	12	20	23	15	14	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	1.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20	19	18	18	18	18	-	-	16	15	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.3 NNW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	10	10	9	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SW	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 02										Tuesday 03
	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	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Woodpecker 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	0	0	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	454	407	395	421	429	452	402	211	419	350	344	344	344	340	136	0	0	137	342	144	181	181
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)											11:56PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)																	5:44AM 0.16
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	16	16	15	13	12	11	12	11	11	11	10	7	9	9	6	10	8	11	12
Chill °C (?)	15	15	14	14	15	14	12	11	9	11	9	9	10	9	4	9	9	3	9	6	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 N	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	-	-	12	14	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.3 ESE	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.1 NE	0.3 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	4	4	4	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	2	6	2	-	-

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