West Coast South Island Surf

Detailed West Coast South Island surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in West Coast South Island. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in West Coast South Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in West Coast South Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from West Coast South Island and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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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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West Coast South Island Wavefinder

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	Tue	Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston 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 Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	3	2	4	4	5	5	4	0	3	3	2	2	2	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.2 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	4.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.4 NW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.9 NW	-	-	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	16	14	12	12	12	12	10	9	8	13	14	13	13	17	10	-	-	9	11	10
Energy(?)	475	231	1700	501	1731	2392	3477	4076	1417	1256	699	401	396	331	303	1728	998	0	0	1057	1662	1196
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:35AM 1.83	5:20PM 1.78		5:51AM 1.75	6:30PM 1.77		7:15AM 1.72		7:58PM 1.71	8:32AM 1.77		8:57PM 1.83	9:26AM 1.93		9:33PM 2.44	9:52AM 2.60		10:21PM 2.56	10:29AM 2.79		10:51PM 2.77
Low Tide / height (m)	10:20PM 0.53	10:56AM 0.56		11:30PM 0.65	12:17PM 0.64		12:00AM 0.74		1:40PM 0.64	2:14AM 0.69		1:50PM 0.66	3:12AM 0.54		3:17PM 0.43	3:38AM 0.46		4:08PM 0.29		4:17AM 0.34	4:29PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	15	2	-	8	4	5	3	-	-	-	-	20	5	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	20	17	17	14	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	16	18	18	17	17	17	15	14	16	12
Low °C	14	17	16	16	13	15	16	16	18	17	17	17	14	16	17	16	17	17	10	12	15	9
Chill °C (?)	14	20	17	17	13	15	17	16	18	16	17	17	16	18	18	16	16	17	15	12	15	11
Sunrise	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:25	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.2 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	4.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.4 NW	1.4 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	-	-	0.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	11	12	16	14	12	12	12	12	10	9	8	8	14	13	13	11	10	-	-	14	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 N	0.6 N	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 NNW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 NNW	1.1 SW	0.5 W	-	-	0.4 NW	0.2 N	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	6	13	12	14	13	13	12	12	15	8	13	7	6	6	17	16	-	-	9	6	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 NE	1.4 NNE	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	9	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 25								Thursday 26								Friday 27
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
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	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	0	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 N	3.0 N	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	4.0 NNW	3.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	0.5 WSW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	17	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11
Energy(?)	484	475	467	517	618	261	321	1652	1512	1327	1256	1040	1361	3270	3143	3223	5085	3619	3436	100	2248	2268
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
Tide State(?)	-	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)				4:35AM 1.83				5:20PM 1.78				4:47AM 2.62				5:58PM 2.24				6:23AM 2.37
Low Tide / height (m)		10:20PM 0.53				10:46AM 0.49				11:30PM 0.65				12:07PM 0.58				12:10AM 0.73				12:45PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	1	1	-	-	-	1	2	2
Temp. °C	14	14	14	14	15	18	19	17	17	17	17	14	15	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	18
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	15	18	19	17	17	17	17	13	14	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 N	1.7 N	3.0 N	3.0 N	3.0 NNW	4.0 NNW	3.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	4.5 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	9	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 N	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.8 NNE	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	18	17	18	13	13	13	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 24	Wednesday 25
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
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	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	0	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	487	486	484	498	490	111	192	471	467	466	525	147	138	156	120	97	160	141	138	321	217	276
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)										4:35AM 1.83												4:26PM 2.48
Low Tide / height (m)				10:20PM 0.53												10:23AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	14	14	14	14	15	13	14	15	16	18	19	19	19	19	18
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	14	14	14	14	15	12	14	15	16	18	19	19	19	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.3 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.4 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.4 N
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	13	13	13	6	13	18	6	6	6	6	6	18	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-