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.

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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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	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	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	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	14	13	17	17
Energy(?)	2008	673	1891	1398	699	1749	1807	555	569	1013	2060	1543	2123	1068	1570	1783	4707	2164
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:52PM	8:26AM		9:33PM	9:49AM		10:08PM 8:29AM	10:23AM		9:59PM	10:15AM		11:13PM	11:27AM		11:44PM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:42PM	2:18AM		2:39PM		3:43AM	4:00PM		4:17AM	4:33PM		4:09AM	4:13PM 1:46PM	2:42PM	5:20AM	5:36PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	8	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	13	13	15	11	14	15	13	16	15	12	12	14	13	13	13	13
Low °C	11	13	12	12	13	10	12	13	12	14	13	10	11	12	12	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	12	14	13	12	14	9	13	14	12	15	14	11	12	13	13	13	12	13
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-
Sunset	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.3 NNE	2.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.3 NNE	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	16	16	14	13	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.1 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.1 N	0.3 NNE	1.0 SW	0.3 NNE	-	0.3 NNE	0.5 SW	0.3 NNE	-
Period (s)	18	17	16	16	13	14	13	7	7	11	12	17	12	-	13	20	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 19	Saturday 20	Sunday 21
	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	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1834	1834	2008	663	673	2369	2221	1891	1631	1420	1398	721	699	614	1824	1749	1834	1235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:29AM 1.72				8:52PM 1.72									9:33PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	2:18AM 0.73				1:57PM 0.68					3:04AM 0.65			2:44PM 0.76					3:43AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	3	-	-	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	11	13	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	15	13	11	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	13	12	10	13	14	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	9	8	8	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:54	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	-	0.1 N	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	13	18	18	-	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	13	13	6