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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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	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Mon
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 W	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.7 NNW	1.5 NNW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 N
Period(s)	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	11	10	10	10	12	13	12	16	16	14	13	8
Energy	759	974	516	807	649	236	236	237	269	2780	1848	1104	732	581	519	1080	591	4125	1230	1000	1174	777
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:07PM 2.17	11:50PM 3.08		1:03PM 2.13	12:50AM 3.40		1:12PM 2.85	1:38AM 2.88		2:52PM 2.06	2:49AM 3.17		3:39PM 2.00		4:28AM 1.90	4:31PM 2.92		4:44AM 2.53	5:29PM 2.67	6:09PM 1.76	6:29AM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)				6:44AM 0.22		6:38PM 0.68	7:00AM 0.08		7:25PM 0.24	8:32AM 0.31		8:34PM 0.96	9:11AM 0.93		9:36PM 1.09	10:51AM 0.56		11:16PM 0.65	11:04AM 0.52		12:21AM 0.68
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
High °C	8	9	10	8	10	8	10	10	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	15	12	14	15	13	12
Low °C	7	8	8	7	10	6	8	10	9	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	14	12	13	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	8	9	8	7	9	7	10	10	12	12	12	13	15	13	14	13	15	12	14	15	12	11
Sunrise	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:45	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:43	-	-	8:00
Sunset	-	5:27	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 W	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.7 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.5 WSW	0.9 N	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	11	10	10	10	9	13	9	16	16	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.8 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.9 WSW	1.1 NNW	0.9 WSW	1.9 N	1.1 N	0.8 N	0.3 SW	-
Period (s)	18	-	-	22	21	-	20	20	18	11	11	11	10	10	12	10	12	11	10	9	16	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 NNE	2.2 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8

	Monday 18					Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu
	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	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	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	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	Charleston West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 W	0.9 W
Period(s)	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy	759	770	974	950	926	516	503	794	807	796	649	573	250	236	232	226	236	240	237	230	157	269
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:07PM 2.17			11:50PM 3.08					1:03PM 2.13				12:50AM 3.40				1:12PM 2.85
Low Tide / height (m)					6:19PM 0.25				6:44AM 0.22				6:38PM 0.68				7:00AM 0.08				7:34PM 0.82
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	8	9	8	8	9	9	7	7	8	10	10	8	7	6	6	8	10	10	10	9	13
Chill °C (?)	6	8	9	8	8	7	8	6	5	7	9	9	7	6	4	4	8	10	10	9	7	12
Sunrise	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	13	17	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	18	13	-	-	-	-	-	16	22	21	21	21	-	-	-	20	20	20	20	21	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 18																	Tuesday 19
	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	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period(s)	13	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	594	691	759	759	770	770	1009	1096	974	974	527	950	950	1055	926	526	603	516	509	509	503	503
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							12:07PM 2.17											11:50PM 3.08
Low Tide / height (m)													6:19PM 0.25
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	7
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	6
Sunrise	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.8 WSW	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	13	13	13	13	-	-	13	-	-	17	-	13	13	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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