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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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	Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thu
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	0	4	4	3	4	0	0	4	3	0	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.8 WSW	-	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	-	13	13	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8
Energy(?)	2535	1270	1181	0	1067	1062	1705	1442	988	709	1619	1456	288	960	420	299	299	859	1143	520	349	258
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross	on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	12:04PM 1.96		11:46PM 2.59	11:56AM 2.70		12:18AM 2.97	12:33PM 2.66		12:51AM 2.60		1:08PM 2.93	2:03AM 1.95		1:54PM 2.49	2:12AM 2.43		2:36PM 2.93	3:07AM 2.83		3:34PM 1.87	3:47AM 2.29
Low Tide / height (m)		6:04PM 0.47		5:48AM 0.40	6:48PM 0.54		6:25AM 0.44	6:47PM 1.04		7:01AM 0.48		7:49PM 0.52	8:02AM 0.53		8:05PM 0.55	8:20AM 0.62		8:52PM 1.15	9:05AM 0.68		9:37PM 0.65	10:03AM 0.89
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	14	23	16	15	16	14	14	14	14	11	14	13	13	17	14	13	15	18	15	17
Low °C	14	16	13	19	16	14	16	14	13	14	13	10	14	13	12	16	14	13	15	17	13	16
Chill °C (?)	15	16	14	23	16	15	16	12	13	13	12	9	14	12	13	17	13	12	15	18	15	16
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	8:40	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:02	-	-	8:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.8 WSW	-	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.3 NW	0.1 N	1.1 WSW	0.1 N	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	13	13	15	14	14	13	8	12	7	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 N	0.4 N	0.3 NW	-	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	0.6 NW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.8 WSW	0.1 NW	0.9 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	7	7	12	8	8	8	11	11	12	7	7	17	17	11	12	12	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 WSW	-	-	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	-	1.8 WSW	-	-	0.4 NE	1.2 NE	2.3 NE	-	-	0.8 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	12	12	-	12	-	-	2	4	6	-	-	4

	Thursday 20							Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.2 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	-	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	3287	1577	2309	1667	2207	1449	1633	1025	1215	1115	1103	691	0	1356	1356	1062	1077	1108	1350	603	1325	1004
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
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)				11:20AM 2.69				11:48PM 3.14				12:28PM 2.06				12:14AM 2.65				12:48PM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)		5:48AM 0.48				5:34PM 0.69				5:48AM 0.40				6:15PM 0.39				6:33AM 1.04				6:42PM 0.73
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2
Temp. °C	12	12	16	15	14	16	15	13	14	14	16	15	24	17	14	14	12	13	15	14	15	14
Chill °C (?)	12	12	16	13	14	15	14	13	14	14	16	14	24	17	14	14	12	13	15	14	15	14
Sunrise	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.2 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	-	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 N	0.9 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.6 N	0.5 NNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	1.0 WNW	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	-	6	6	7	6	6	6	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 20
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.1 W	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	-	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 WSW	1.7 W	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3613	1838	2413	1788	2864	1884	2363	1522	1879	1879	1701	1264	0	1954	1821	1457	1121	1121	1293	1011	1633	1295
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)											11:24AM 2.99
Low Tide / height (m)					5:58AM 0.54												5:39PM 1.00
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	15	15	12	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	24	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	14
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	14	12	14	14	15	14	14	16	17	24	16	16	13	16	16	14	15	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.1 W	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	-	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 WSW	1.7 W	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.1 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.7 N	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.6 N	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.5 NNW	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 NNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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