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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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	Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Sat
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fox River 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Lake Pukaki Point Otago	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	4	3	0	3	2	0	0	4	0	3	2	2	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 W	0.7 WSW	-	2.5 NW	2.1 W	1.8 WSW	1.0 NW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	1.9 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	-	9	9	12	9	12	12	12	11	12	-	13	10	11	11
Energy(?)	784	1703	649	543	713	413	235	0	1124	951	1202	376	536	457	220	235	632	0	1312	2014	2150	2427
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		1:57PM 2.15	1:55AM 3.34		2:04PM 2.94	3:30AM 1.99		3:51PM 1.98		4:33AM 1.88	4:20PM 3.03		5:27AM 1.86	5:12PM 2.47		5:55AM 2.31	6:35PM 2.86		7:15AM 2.22		7:38PM 2.86	7:51AM 2.50
Low Tide / height (m)			7:35PM 0.54	8:29AM 0.25		9:09PM 0.34	8:57AM 0.59		10:12PM 0.46	10:39AM 0.59		10:39PM 0.74	11:35AM 0.62		11:35PM 0.61	12:01PM 0.72		12:55AM 1.20		1:21PM 1.28	1:54AM 1.20
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	7	4	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	12	15	6
High °C	14	13	12	15	15	13	15	21	14	15	15	13	16	14	13	16	14	15	14	13	11	12
Low °C	13	13	11	14	15	12	15	18	13	14	14	12	16	13	13	15	14	12	13	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	14	14	12	14	21	12	14	14	13	16	14	13	16	13	14	13	10	8	10
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	8:39	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:34	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.1 W	1.5 WSW	1.1 W	0.7 WSW	-	2.5 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WSW	-	1.9 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	11	13	13	10	13	13	12	-	9	10	10	9	12	12	12	9	12	-	13	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	1.0 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.5 W	-	0.5 WSW	0.1 N	0.3 SW	1.0 WSW	0.7 NW	0.9 NW	0.5 N	0.7 WSW	0.3 NE	-	-	-	2.0 NNW	-
Period (s)	15	10	10	13	9	9	7	-	12	12	16	8	8	7	5	11	6	-	-	-	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 N	-	-	2.1 W	1.8 WSW	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	1.2 W	-	0.8 NNE	2.3 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	9	12	-	-	3	-	-	6	-	5	8	-	-

	Saturday 08							Sunday 09								Monday 10
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	3	3	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 W	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	0.7 WSW	1.5 N	2.0 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	6	8	8
Energy(?)	2058	2205	678	814	1196	1740	1079	2157	2034	1819	675	817	495	713	623	530	397	400	235	346	562	484
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:34AM 2.17				1:12PM 3.07				2:30AM 2.09				2:42PM 2.17				2:55AM 3.19				3:16PM 3.17
Low Tide / height (m)			7:10AM 0.55				7:30PM 0.20				8:04AM 0.72				8:23PM 0.16				8:58AM 0.37
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	10	6
Temp. °C	12	11	13	12	14	13	13	12	11	11	15	16	15	15	13	13	12	12	15	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	12	10	13	12	12	13	12	11	10	10	15	16	14	15	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 W	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	14	14	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	15	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 N	1.5 N	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-

	Saturday 08
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	3	3	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	14	12	11	12	14	12	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1539	2058	832	682	880	2205	880	2169	2232	2168	913	1199	802	1213	1196	1038	800	788	777	777	669	842
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:34AM 2.17												1:47PM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)							7:05AM 0.20												7:40PM -0.00
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	15	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	12	12	8	10	10	10	11	10	10	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	12	14	12	11	12	14	12	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 WSW	1.0 W	0.7 WNW	1.0 W	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 W	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	15	10	11	15	11	10	11	7	7	7	10	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

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