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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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	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	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
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	3.0 WSW	1.5 W	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	2.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	12	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	16	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	3805	5743	8906	7095	5726	3244	1103	1780	672	2539	771	8269	5225	3992	3559	3062	1113	2056
Wind (km/h)	55	50	30	35	15	15	10	5	10	20	15	15	10	10	10	10	5	10
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:07PM		3:31AM	4:08PM		4:33AM	5:13PM		6:23AM 3:44PM		6:57PM	6:23AM		7:20PM	7:43AM		8:38PM
Low Tide / height (m)			9:09PM 8:46AM	9:52AM		10:18PM	10:56AM		11:23PM		12:44PM	1:10AM		1:42PM	1:32AM	9:18PM	2:00PM	2:48AM
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	3	2	7	3	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	14	9	10	12	10	12	12	10
Low °C	10	11	11	13	13	11	13	12	12	10	12	7	8	11	9	9	11	10
Chill °C (?)	5	7	10	10	12	12	13	12	11	9	13	6	10	11	9	12	12	9
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-
Sunset	-	5:21	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.8 W	-	3.0 W	2.0 W	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	0.4 SW	1.5 W	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	14	-	12	12	12	12	20	13	16	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	0.5 SW	0.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	21	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	1.4 W	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	12	14	14	14	13	-	-	-	13	6	-	-	14	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 18					Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
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Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 W	5.0 WSW	4.5 W	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3805	6072	5743	8819	9872	8906	8259	7371	7095	6492	5726	4810	3048	3244	1398	1215	1103	1027
Wind (km/h)	55	45	50	40	40	30	35	30	35	15	15	15	10	15	5	5	10	5
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass
Tide State(?)	low	flow	high	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:59PM 2.30	3:07PM 2.23				3:31AM 2.28				4:48PM 1.64				4:41AM 2.70
Low Tide / height (m)	8:46AM 0.69					9:17PM 0.76				10:33AM 0.66				10:59PM 0.68				11:30AM 0.55
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	5	6	7	7	7	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	12	14	13	13	13
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-
Sunset	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 W	1.8 W	3.5 W	-	-	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	-	-	14	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 W	5.0 WSW	4.5 W	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	13	-	-	-	-

West Coast South Island Surf Breaks