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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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	Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wed
	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	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles 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	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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
Rating	0	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	1.2 W	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 NE	0.8 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	-	13	13	11	12	14	13	12	11	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	8	12	11	14	13
Energy(?)	0	650	569	261	331	116	86	209	263	424	760	1472	2537	989	1796	1704	1098	703	229	148	197	326
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	11:07AM 2.89		12:09AM 2.00	11:49AM 3.27		12:43AM 2.00	12:18PM 2.90		1:15AM 1.99	12:52PM 2.83		1:12AM 3.12		2:06PM 1.90	2:20AM 1.88		2:42PM 1.81	2:55AM 1.79		2:47PM 2.78	2:59AM 2.41
Low Tide / height (m)		6:00PM 0.29		5:42AM 0.64	6:18PM 0.12		6:11AM 0.17	6:29PM 0.15	7:09PM 0.31	6:46AM 0.21		7:07PM 0.73	7:17AM 0.45		8:15PM 0.43	8:31AM 0.46		8:51PM 0.51	8:33AM 1.03		8:52PM 0.67	9:17AM 0.73
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	4	2	16	3	3	2	2	1	-	2	15	35	1
High °C	16	15	14	15	14	13	15	15	16	17	17	16	12	15	13	14	16	14	16	14	15	17
Low °C	11	15	13	13	13	12	14	15	14	16	16	14	11	14	12	13	16	13	16	14	15	16
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	15	14	13	15	15	16	17	17	16	12	14	13	13	15	13	16	14	15	17
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:56
Sunset	-	7:27	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	1.2 W	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 NE	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.5 WSW	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	13	13	11	12	9	8	12	9	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	8	7	7	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.0 WSW	0.1 N	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 W	0.8 W	-	0.1 N	0.8 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.7 NNW	0.7 NE	1.3 WSW	-	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	8	15	13	15	14	13	18	11	-	15	14	6	5	6	13	-	12	12	11	11	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.9 NW	0.8 NNW	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	1.6 NE	2.2 NE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	11	4	5	-	-	-	3	7	8	3	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 01							Thursday 02								Friday 03
	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	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	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater 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	Shingles 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	2	0	4	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	10	12	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1123	2064	1699	496	0	1063	663	569	574	351	257	115	193	314	298	281	347	532	90	154	209	237
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	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)				11:14AM 3.26				11:28PM 2.84				11:49AM 3.27				12:43AM 2.00				12:23PM 3.23
Low Tide / height (m)		5:40AM 0.33				6:00PM 0.29				5:35AM 0.17				6:35PM 0.28				6:51AM 0.30				6:29PM 0.15
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	13	17	20	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	12	11	13	17	20	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.1 W	-	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	10	13	13	8	-	13	13	13	13	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	10	12	9	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 WSW	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.1 N	0.4 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.2 N
Period (s)	14	11	11	13	-	11	15	15	10	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	11	13	13	18	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.2 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	-

	Wednesday 01
	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	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	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater 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	Shingles 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	2	0	4	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	-	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	14	14	9	-	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1110	2216	2498	699	0	2064	991	836	1699	1010	1112	496	880	1372	1255	1255	1129	1063	355	441	663	663
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)											11:07AM 2.89
Low Tide / height (m)					5:21AM 0.20												6:00PM 0.29
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	11	10	12	13	14	13	15	15	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	17	16	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	-	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 W	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	10	14	14	9	-	13	9	14	13	13	13	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 WSW	-	0.1 N	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.1 N	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	14	11	11	14	-	11	14	9	11	9	9	13	-	11	11	11	11	11	13	10	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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