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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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	Thu		Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thu
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 W	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	9	11	10	12	13	13	12	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	11	11	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy	1653	1780	1040	1832	1685	1108	1105	5944	4072	1847	1031	721	645	285	341	434	588	1022	1103	216	481	919
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:49AM 3.17		4:04PM 1.88		4:28AM 1.90	5:06PM 1.81		5:34AM 1.84	5:10PM 2.53		5:48AM 2.48		6:25PM 2.38	7:37AM 1.82		8:05PM 1.78	8:28AM 1.84		8:18PM 2.94	8:14AM 2.68
Low Tide / height (m)		8:34PM 0.96	9:11AM 0.93		10:11PM 0.59	10:51AM 0.56		11:16PM 0.65	11:55AM 0.61		11:29PM 0.63		12:56PM 0.64	12:30AM 0.64		1:51PM 0.64	2:16AM 0.65		2:41PM 0.63	2:29AM 1.14		3:25PM 0.61
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	heavy rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	7	26	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	2	15	-
High °C	15	14	14	13	11	12	12	14	13	16	14	13	13	14	13	12	13	12	13	11	16	13
Low °C	15	13	14	12	10	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	14	13
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	13	11	12	12	13	12	16	14	12	13	14	13	12	13	11	12	10	15	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:45	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:02	-	-	7:45	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:04	-	-	7:43	-
Sunset	5:17	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	2.5 NW	1.6 W	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	0.6 WSW	1.3 NNW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	11	11	10	12	13	13	12	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	11	11	15	15	14	14	7	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	1.0 W	1.6 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.1 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.8 NNE	0.3 N	0.6 SW	0.6 N	0.9 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 N	0.9 WSW	0.9 N
Period (s)	18	12	10	10	10	9	10	11	12	11	10	9	10	8	12	9	11	12	8	6	14	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	1.2 NNE	1.1 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	3	4	5	-	-	-

	Thursday 21			Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	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	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NW	1.7 NNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	9	8	11	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	18	17	17	16
Energy	1653	663	2044	1780	1405	1325	1040	859	1832	1901	1734	1685	1504	1327	1108	1032	1105	2292	5678	5944	5408	4834
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:27PM 3.16				2:49AM 3.17					4:04PM 1.88				4:28AM 1.90				5:06PM 1.81				5:34AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)			8:34PM 0.96					9:11AM 0.93				10:11PM 0.59				10:51AM 0.56				11:16PM 0.65
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	1	12	8	2	4	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	9	9	9	12	12	12	11	13	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	1.7 NNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	11	8	11	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	18	17	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.5 W	1.6 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.1 NNW	1.2 WSW	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	0.9 N	1.1 WSW	0.9 N	1.0 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N
Period (s)	18	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	15	10	10	9	9	6	10	10	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	-	1.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 21											Friday 22
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.0 NNW	1.7 NNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period(s)	9	9	9	12	12	8	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy	1608	1459	1653	5075	3352	663	3073	2791	2044	2018	1877	1780	1645	1598	1405	1390	1324	1325	1325	1040	1040	1040
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			2:27PM 3.16	3:02PM 1.97											2:49AM 3.17
Low Tide / height (m)									8:34PM 0.96													9:11AM 0.93
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
High °C	15	15	15	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	4.0 NW	3.0 NNW	1.7 NNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period (s)	13	11	11	12	12	8	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.6 NNW
Period (s)	11	18	18	17	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	1.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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