West Coast South Island Surf

West Coast South Island Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: West Coast South Island Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, West Coast South Island Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, West Coast South Island Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, West Coast South Island Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: West Coast South Island Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: West Coast South Island Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, West Coast South Island Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, West Coast South Island Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, West Coast South Island Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Mon		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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
Rating	4	4	3	0	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	9	8	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	2.5 N	1.8 N	2.3 W	1.2 N	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	1.6 NNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 W	1.5 WNW	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	10	10	10	8	10	12	10	10	7	9	10	9	9	9	12	10	10	11	10	18	17	17
Energy	1687	1514	819	1188	608	564	259	212	314	342	581	528	556	631	821	720	1303	1405	1120	8177	7819	1706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		11:28PM 3.15	11:31AM 2.76		12:29AM 2.03		12:28PM 3.05	12:30AM 2.77		1:07PM 2.97	1:21AM 2.53		1:50PM 2.89	2:05AM 2.91		2:36PM 2.80			3:27PM 2.74		4:22AM 1.73	4:23PM 2.71
Low Tide / height (m)			5:26AM 0.48	6:00PM 1.08	6:25PM 0.52	6:15AM 1.07		6:21PM 0.53	6:45AM 0.56		7:11PM 0.58	7:37AM 1.12		7:57PM 1.13	8:24AM 1.13		9:09PM 0.58	9:16AM 1.12		10:11PM 0.64	10:45AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	21	17	2	6	-	-	-	1	3	10	12	5	4	29	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	9	11	11
Low °C	16	14	14	13	10	10	12	11	13	14	14	12	13	12	12	12	8	9	11	8	9	11
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	11	12	13	12	11	16	15	14	12	12	12	13	13	10	10	12	8	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:14	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	2.5 N	1.8 N	1.4 N	1.2 N	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 N	1.5 WNW	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	10	10	11	10	18	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 NW	0.3 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 N	0.7 N	0.5 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 W	0.5 NNW	0.8 N	0.2 WSW	1.1 N	1.2 W	1.3 NNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NNW	0.3 N	-	1.5 W
Period (s)	10	9	8	15	9	10	10	11	15	15	8	7	12	8	12	8	10	10	10	9	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.3 W	-	-	-	-	1.6 NNW	1.3 N	1.0 N	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 01	Tuesday 02	Wednesday 03	Thursday 04
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 N	2.5 NNW	2.2 N	1.8 N	1.7 N	2.3 W	2.1 W	1.7 W	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.7 W
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Energy	1687	1652	1536	1514	1480	1093	819	1039	1188	641	661	608	651	528	564	429	259	229	235	212	149	203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:28PM 3.15				11:45AM 2.95					12:29AM 2.03				12:28PM 3.05				12:41AM 3.06
Low Tide / height (m)						5:33AM 0.74				5:59PM 0.50					6:15AM 1.07				6:36PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	7	14	12	2	2	1	1	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	16	16	15	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	13	13	12	11	11	10	12
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	15	16	14	14	13	11	12	12	11	10	10	9	13	12	11	10	10	8	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 N	2.5 NNW	2.2 N	1.8 N	1.7 WNW	1.4 N	2.1 W	1.7 W	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	8	10	10	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.7 N	0.3 W	1.4 N	1.1 N	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 N	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.6 N	0.5 N	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	10	15	10	10	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.5 N	-	0.8 N	1.1 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	5	6

	Monday 01	Tuesday 02
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 NNW	2.5 N	0.4 WSW	2.2 N	2.1 N	1.9 N	1.8 N	1.8 N
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	1820	1831	1687	1686	1685	1652	1651	1651	1536	1640	1534	1514	1410	1285	1480	1359	75	1093	1009	876	819	797
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)												11:28PM 3.15
Low Tide / height (m)																		5:33AM 0.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	3	2	2	4	5	5	3	4	5	1	-	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.5 NNW	2.5 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.1 N	1.9 N	1.8 N	1.8 N
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-