West Coast South Island Surf

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.

West Coast South Island Surf Forecast

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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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West Coast South Island Wavefinder

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	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	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	5	4	4	3	3	5	4	4	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 WSW	3.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 W	3.0 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	16	16	9	9	10	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	14
Energy(?)	1224	651	1014	1123	1835	1006	1334	3090	6880	3110	1594	1341	1044	604	605	946	1214	527
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:27AM		11:44PM	11:59AM		11:41PM	11:59AM	12:24PM	12:22AM		12:22PM 10:36AM	1:02AM		1:14PM	1:36AM		2:46PM	2:27AM
Low Tide / height (m)		5:36PM		5:50AM	5:29PM 4:40AM		5:48AM		6:14PM	6:23AM		6:54PM	7:39AM		7:27PM	8:02AM		8:17PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	3	4	12	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	13	15	12	13	11	11	9	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13
Low °C	12	14	13	14	12	12	11	9	7	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	13	14	12	13	10	13	8	9	6	12	11	10	12	12	12	11	11	13
Sunrise	7:30	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-
Sunset	-	5:47	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.4 WNW	1.6 WSW	3.0 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	16	16	15	9	14	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.1 W	0.2 N	-	0.2 NNE	1.0 WSW	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	13	22	13	-	12	15	-	-	11	-	-	-	11	11	16	15	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.0 NW	3.5 WNW	-	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	0.2 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	9	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	11	11	-

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	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
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	1	3	5	5	5	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.4 W	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	13	16	16	16	9	9	9	9	14	9
Energy(?)	1247	1127	1224	1384	651	531	531	1014	513	1004	1123	653	1835	1350	1177	1006	3610	1073
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:27AM 2.00				11:34PM 2.09				11:31AM 2.65				11:46PM 2.66	12:16AM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)		5:20AM 0.42				5:01PM 0.81				5:15AM 0.83				5:29PM 0.49				5:43AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	-	-	1	3
Temp. °C	12	12	12	13	15	13	13	13	14	13	14	15	12	14	13	13	9	12
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	13	11	12	13	10	13	13	11	6	9
Sunrise	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.4 W	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	13	16	16	16	15	9	9	9	10	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 SW	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.4 WSW	0.2 N	0.7 WSW	0.1 N	-	-	0.2 NNE	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.2 NNE	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	20	22	20	18	13	17	10	-	-	12	16	15	15	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 N	1.0 NW	1.8 NW	3.5 WNW	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	6	9	-	-	-	14	9