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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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	Sun		Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	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	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	3	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	5	4	4	3	4	0	0	0	8	0	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 WSW	2.5 W	1.9 W	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.5 W	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	2.5 WNW	3.0 WSW	4.5 W	-	4.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	14	13	12	11	8	8	9	13	-	14
Energy(?)	7301	2583	1210	1230	464	207	192	2150	1830	2297	5988	3233	2582	1817	1200	1579	584	916	2925	7463	0	8725
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	off	cross	glass	cross	cross	off	cross- on	on	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		11:07PM 2.11	10:57AM 3.34		11:11PM 3.49	11:35AM 3.41		11:50PM 3.54		12:15PM 3.42	12:31AM 3.51		12:56PM 3.36	1:17AM 3.39		1:24PM 3.07	2:08AM 3.21		2:34PM 3.07		3:10AM 3.00	3:16PM 2.69
Low Tide / height (m)			4:45AM 0.47	4:58PM 0.03		5:24AM 0.38	5:41PM 0.43		6:04AM 0.36		6:21PM 0.44	6:41AM -0.06		7:04PM 0.54	7:31AM 0.60		7:52PM 0.70	8:05AM 0.29		8:49PM 0.91	9:22AM 1.06
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	28	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	7	6	-	-
High °C	10	6	10	11	10	11	9	11	12	8	6	10	9	8	11	12	10	12	11	9	8	12
Low °C	9	4	6	11	8	9	8	9	11	8	4	9	8	5	9	11	9	11	10	7	7	11
Chill °C (?)	7	4	8	10	10	9	6	8	9	4	2	9	9	7	9	10	9	9	8	7	4	10
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-
Sunset	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 WSW	2.5 W	1.9 W	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	3.5 WNW	0.8 WSW	-	0.9 NNW	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	0.7 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.8 WSW	2.5 NW	4.5 W	-	4.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	14	-	10	12	14	13	12	11	9	10	10	13	-	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.8 N	-	1.0 NNW	-	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 NNW	-	0.5 WSW	0.1 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	9	9	8	8	15	21	8	-	10	-	9	9	9	-	11	18	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	0.9 N	-	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.5 W	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	2.5 WNW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	-	4	-	10	10	12	-	-	-	-	11	8	8	9	-	-	-

	Sunday 07			Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	0	9	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	0	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	4.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.4 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.4 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	2.2 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	10
Energy(?)	0	11058	3230	4126	1982	1497	1217	956	771	638	553	569	328	254	206	241	192	215	809	2150	2082	2403
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low-flow	low	mid-flow	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				10:28PM 2.94				10:57AM 3.34				11:02PM 3.14				11:15AM 3.25				11:50PM 3.54
Low Tide / height (m)		5:00PM 0.28				4:45AM 0.47				5:02PM 0.49				5:24AM 0.38				5:22PM -0.07				5:47AM -0.15
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	15	10	-	1
Temp. °C	11	9	6	8	5	4	6	10	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	11	9	9	9	9	10	10
Chill °C (?)	10	7	4	7	2	0	3	8	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	11	6	7	6	8	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.4 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.4 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	2.2 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	24	15	23	22	21	21	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.0 WSW	-	-	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 N	-	1.5 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	14	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	7	-	-	-

	Sunday 07											Monday 08
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	0	9	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	0	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	4.5 WSW	3.5 W	4.5 WSW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	-	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	0	14039	4660	7122	4280	3866	3637	3466	3230	2975	2776	3555	2361	2190	1982	2633	1674	2195	1497	1366	1210	1575
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											10:32PM 3.37
Low Tide / height (m)					4:25PM 0.62												4:45AM 0.47
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	8	10	10	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	8	5	5	5	6	4	7	4	5	6	10
Chill °C (?)	9	5	8	7	10	9	8	6	4	4	2	6	2	2	2	5	0	6	0	2	3	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	4.0 WSW	3.5 W	4.5 WSW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.1 W
Period (s)	-	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 E	0.4 E	-	0.4 E	-	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	3	-	3	3	3	-

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