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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 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			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	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Smoothwater Bay 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.1 NNE	1.9 N	1.3 N	1.5 N	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 WSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	7	10	13	13	13	14	13	8	9	8	8	14	14	13	12	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	81	232	835	392	504	1012	884	1217	1060	517	1073	642	320	383	183	287	682	561	298	300	756	383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	on	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:58PM 2.02		12:44AM 2.75	12:54PM 2.81		1:12AM 3.12		1:56PM 1.98	2:20AM 1.88		2:07PM 2.92	2:55AM 1.79		3:12PM 1.78	3:26AM 1.76		4:00PM 1.68			4:36PM 2.52		4:48AM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)		6:37PM 0.16		6:47AM 0.21		7:07PM 0.73	7:57AM 0.39		8:15PM 0.43	7:56AM 0.89		8:51PM 0.51	9:08AM 0.55		9:21PM 0.54	9:42AM 0.58		10:18PM 0.69	10:14AM 1.29		10:44PM 1.34	11:12AM 0.95
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	38	2	12	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	7	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	16	15	15	17	14	14	17	18	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	17	15	14	19	18	15	19
Low °C	13	15	14	16	13	11	14	18	17	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	13	17	16	14	16
Chill °C (?)	16	14	13	17	14	13	17	18	17	18	17	16	14	15	15	17	15	13	19	18	15	19
Sunrise	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54
Sunset	-	7:23	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.9 N	1.3 N	1.5 N	1.3 N	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 W	0.6 WSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	8	12	12	7	10	13	13	13	14	13	12	9	8	8	8	14	13	12	8	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	-	0.1 N	0.8 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.1 N	0.6 N	0.7 W	1.1 N	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 N	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.6 W	1.0 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	13	-	10	12	6	11	5	16	7	7	10	12	12	11	11	8	8	7	12	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 NNE	-	-	0.9 NNE	0.3 ESE	0.9 N	-	0.4 E	2.1 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	-	5	3	6	-	3	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Friday 03					Saturday 04								Sunday 05								Mon
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Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.8 WSW	2.0 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	564	127	186	306	259	226	1059	1061	1156	902	880	1536	1903	1012	1070	1109	1215	3058	1079	1127	1023	1060
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:26PM 2.79				12:40AM 3.18	1:15AM 1.99			12:57PM 3.15					1:37AM 2.03				1:31PM 3.05
Low Tide / height (m)				6:31PM 0.16					7:24AM 0.33				7:42PM 0.36				7:47AM 0.30				7:40PM 0.84
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	2	1	1	3	3	5	4	8	2	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	15	17	17	13	13	13	12	11	10	12	19	17	14	17
Chill °C (?)	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	15	15	17	17	13	13	12	12	10	8	10	19	17	13	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.8 WSW	2.0 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.9 NNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.8 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	-	0.7 N	0.9 N	1.1 N	1.1 N
Period (s)	11	-	13	11	9	14	10	16	6	15	15	6	11	11	5	5	5	-	6	6	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	1.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNE	-	-	-	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	-	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-

	Friday 03																Saturday 04
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 W	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	13	13	9	9	9	11	12	10	10	9	11
Energy(?)	523	82	81	175	150	150	554	270	559	213	198	584	584	318	277	313	278	835	203	251	245	296
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						12:23PM 3.23
Low Tide / height (m)													7:09PM 0.31
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	4	7	-	1	-	-
High °C	14	12	13	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	13	11	12	15	15	14	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 W	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	8	8	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	10	10	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.1 N	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	11	13	13	9	13	13	12	12	12	-	-	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.6 NNE	0.7 NE	-	0.3 NNW	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.6 N	0.7 N	0.8 NNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	-

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