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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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	Thu		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thu
	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	3	2	0	4	0	0	4	3	3	2	1	1	3	0	0	5	4	3	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.4 NE	0.7 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	7	9	9	8	9	9	11	11	10	5	8	8	11	12	11	11	10	9	9
Energy(?)	788	563	472	744	1288	1537	1580	846	610	608	171	142	171	116	926	2469	2223	1612	996	668	1202	964
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		10:49PM 2.45	11:05AM 2.94		11:26PM 2.96	11:30AM 2.83		12:09AM 3.14	12:25PM 3.18		12:47AM 3.15		1:37PM 1.98	1:26AM 3.12		1:40PM 3.16	2:06AM 3.08		2:13PM 2.65	3:22AM 1.87		3:03PM 3.07
Low Tide / height (m)			4:59AM 0.89	5:02PM 0.54		5:19AM 0.49	5:42PM 0.48		6:20AM 1.11	6:35PM 1.09		7:21AM 0.52		7:13PM 1.06	7:34AM 1.05		7:53PM 1.04	8:13AM 1.04		9:11PM 0.55	9:29AM 0.56
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	6	-	2	2	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	12	4	-	3	36	4	11	4	7
High °C	16	14	15	13	13	13	14	12	15	14	12	15	12	16	16	15	15	14	16	17	15	15
Low °C	15	14	15	12	11	12	13	11	15	14	9	14	12	13	15	15	13	14	16	15	15	13
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	10	11	11	12	10	14	13	12	15	10	15	15	14	15	12	14	16	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:54	-
Sunset	9:01	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:27	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:13
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.8 W	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 NW	0.1 N	2.1 NW	2.5 W	2.4 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	15	10	9	9	11	7	10	10	8	16	9	12	11	11	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	0.1 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 WSW	-	0.2 NNE	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	9	12	9	8	-	-	17	13	14	14	11	8	8	10	-	16	10	9	9	9	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NE	0.8 N	2.5 WNW	2.5 W	-	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	11	7	9	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	8	11	-	-	-	3	-	-

	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	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	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Charleston 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	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	7	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9
Energy(?)	861	1000	748	563	508	448	447	378	468	1073	1274	1072	1546	1458	1537	1379	1232	1114	1256	1364	1081	556
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-flow	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)				10:29PM 2.68				11:10AM 3.10				11:56PM 2.03				11:48AM 3.15				12:44AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)						4:40AM 0.54				5:21PM 1.15				5:42AM 1.15				5:58PM 1.12				6:20AM 1.11
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	4	8	1	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	11	10	12	12	13	13	13	12	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	14	13	14	15	13	14	12	11	10	8	10	9	11	11	11	10	8	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	2.5 W	1.0 SW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	2.5 WSW	0.1 N	1.1 SW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	13	10	15	15	15	15	9	10	12	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	0.2 N	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	17	16	16	16	15	11	15	-	-	-	-	14	12	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 WNW	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	8	9	-	9	10	9	9	9	9	-	9	8	-

	Thursday 18										Friday 19
	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	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Charleston 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	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11
Energy(?)	976	1121	875	788	852	781	693	599	515	501	483	343	922	415	408	418	417	414	604	1368	1337	472
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)										10:51PM 3.06
Low Tide / height (m)																	5:04AM 1.19
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	9	5	1
High °C	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	14	15	14	16	15	14	15	14	13	14	14	13	12	14	14	14	14	14	15	13	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	0.2 N
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	13	13	13	9	9	13	13	10	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.4 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	11

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