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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	Fri		Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Fri
	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 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	Wavetraps 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	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	0	1	4	8	9	5	3	5	9	9	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.5 WNW	1.7 W	2.5 W	2.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 W	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 W
Period(s)	9	9	10	7	9	9	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	15	14	14
Energy	838	805	746	850	1312	1012	7644	8636	3901	5200	3931	12604	10129	3649	1402	1063	3446	3936	1041	1367	1440	1674
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:05AM 2.91		2:36PM 2.80	2:53AM 2.84		4:02PM 1.69		3:28AM 2.58	4:20PM 2.25		5:21AM 1.72	5:57PM 1.69		5:47AM 2.84		6:57PM 1.73	7:21AM 1.82		7:09PM 2.56	8:17AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)		7:57PM 1.13	8:24AM 1.13		8:44PM 1.15	8:58AM 0.67		10:11PM 0.64	9:50AM 0.66		10:10PM 0.73	11:43AM 0.56		12:08AM 0.60		12:06PM 0.98	1:08AM 0.55		1:28PM 0.38	1:19AM 0.46		2:35PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	8	12	3	1	2	-	8	5	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	12	12	12	12	10	11	13	13	11	10	11	9	11	12	10	11	11	11	12	12
Low °C	13	11	11	12	11	9	9	11	12	13	11	8	10	9	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	12	13	10	9	10	11	10	11	12	11	10	10	11	8	11	12	9	11	11	9	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.5 WNW	1.3 NNW	0.9 NNW	2.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 W	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 W
Period (s)	9	9	10	9	9	9	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	1.2 N	1.0 WNW	0.1 W	0.9 NW	0.7 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.5 NW	0.3 NW	-	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	1.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.2 W
Period (s)	9	-	9	10	23	9	10	9	9	8	-	11	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.7 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 05	Saturday 06	Sunday 07	Monday 08
	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 Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach 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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Wavetraps 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	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	2	1	1	1	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	8
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 NNW	1.7 W	2.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.6 SW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	20	18	18	17	17	17	16
Energy	838	804	858	805	754	780	746	783	850	1171	1480	1312	1242	1199	1012	3001	7644	9202	8860	8636	8047	7860
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	glass	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	1:50PM 2.89				2:05AM 2.91				2:36PM 2.80				2:53AM 2.84					4:02PM 1.69				4:22AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)			7:57PM 1.13				8:24AM 1.13				8:45PM 0.67				8:58AM 0.67	9:51AM 0.62				10:11PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	5	2	7	2	1	2	1	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	3	2	2	-	1
Temp. °C	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	14	12	12	12	12	11	12	9	10	9	10	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	12	13	12	12	11	11	14	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	11	10	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.1 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	2.3 WSW	1.6 SW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	20	18	18	17	17	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.2 N	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.7 NNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.9 NW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	9	12	12	-	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	23	24	16	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 W	2.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	-	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	9	9	9	9	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 05	Saturday 06
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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 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	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	2	1	1	1	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	8
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s)	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	729	729	838	774	804	804	906	761	858	819	819	805	805	754	754	754	1404	780	780	754	746	746
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)															2:05AM 2.91
Low Tide / height (m)																					8:24AM 1.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	13	11	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	9	11	11	11	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 W	1.1 W	0.4 NW	1.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	0.9 NNE	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.2 N	1.2 N
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	-	-	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-