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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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	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Fri
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	4	0	4	3	2	3	2	0	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.0 NNW	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 W	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	8	10	11	10	11	7	9	9	10	7	11	11	10	6
Energy(?)	3539	2417	1559	1152	947	995	1684	2011	1347	1630	1212	1653	1636	1092	1191	1067	817	339	432	520	259	222
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	12:57PM 3.10	1:32PM 1.93	1:10AM 2.64		1:27PM 2.62	1:48AM 2.76		1:54PM 2.68	2:14AM 2.57		2:45PM 2.61	2:59AM 2.43		3:43PM 2.21		4:25AM 2.58	4:38PM 2.21		5:34AM 2.54	6:01PM 2.59		6:43AM 2.58
Low Tide / height (m)			7:04PM 0.40	7:20AM 0.46		7:36PM 0.68	8:04AM 0.59		8:09PM 0.66	8:27AM 0.72		8:53PM 0.79	9:33AM 1.23		10:05PM 1.26	10:34AM 1.28		11:02PM 0.86	11:45AM 1.28		12:27AM 1.19	12:55PM 1.19
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	4	-	7	6	4	15	9	24	2	1	-	2	2	-	-	1	-	3	2
High °C	12	12	11	13	12	10	11	11	11	10	14	10	11	10	10	11	12	10	12	13	11	12
Low °C	12	11	10	12	11	10	10	11	9	9	12	8	10	10	8	11	12	9	12	12	10	11
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	11	10	8	8	8	8	9	12	6	8	6	7	10	10	8	11	11	9	10
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22
Sunset	-	8:01	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	0.9 NW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.0 NNW	2.1 WSW	1.2 NNW	0.7 N	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.4 W	1.2 WSW	0.6 NW	0.9 WSW	0.5 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	9	12	12	12	-	10	11	10	11	9	9	9	9	7	11	9	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	-	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	1.3 W	1.9 NW	0.1 SW	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.1 N	0.6 NNW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	10	9	-	10	-	-	-	-	7	11	9	17	9	8	8	10	9	11	9	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	-	1.5 N	1.9 W	-	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	-	-	1.4 WSW	-	1.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	11	11	12	13	8	-	8	8	-	7	9	9	10	-	-	11	-	6

	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Woodpecker 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	Tauranga 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
Rating	0	6	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	5060	5315	3539	3105	2573	2191	2292	1556	1217	1042	1119	833	947	1124	803	995	1107	1469	1684	1825	2011	1952
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)				12:52PM 2.71				12:58AM 2.83					1:31PM 3.02				1:46AM 2.52				2:07PM 2.91
Low Tide / height (m)							7:11PM 0.39				7:21AM 0.65				7:41PM 0.99				8:02AM 1.05
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2
Temp. °C	10	7	12	12	12	11	10	9	10	10	12	11	12	11	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	7	5	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	11	11	10	9	8	7	8	8	7	8	8	8
Sunrise	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	2.3 NW	3.0 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 NW	2.2 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	-	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	-	0.5 NW	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	-	9	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 W	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 W	-	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13

	Friday 24
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Woodpecker 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	Tauranga 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
Rating	0	6	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	5875	7987	5026	4792	4487	4248	4819	3413	3404	3159	3242	2798	2724	3031	2347	2273	2324	2191	1964	1813	1686	1595
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)												12:42PM 2.90
Low Tide / height (m)						6:48AM 0.57													7:07PM 0.91
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	8	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	7	5	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	2.4 NW	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W
Period (s)	-	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 W	5.0 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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