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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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	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thu
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay 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	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	5	6	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.2 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s)	16	16	14	15	15	18	15	15	14	13	13	16	8	18	15	14	13	12	11	13	13	12
Energy	1003	1403	1042	3522	1276	1320	1036	1333	1155	1559	1040	862	1107	10154	5399	1944	1380	741	1658	2561	1401	1157
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			7:09PM 2.56	8:17AM 1.91		8:06PM 2.70	8:38AM 3.21		9:01PM 2.85	9:36AM 2.83		9:54PM 2.97	10:29AM 3.42		11:30PM 2.17	11:26AM 3.45		12:23AM 2.20		12:56PM 2.15	12:32AM 3.05
Low Tide / height (m)		12:58PM 0.57	1:19AM 0.46		2:00PM 0.80	2:17AM 0.31		2:46PM 0.23		3:20AM 0.16	3:44PM 0.31		4:14AM 0.57	4:41PM 0.11		5:08AM 0.52	5:36PM 0.61	6:11PM 0.28	6:37AM 0.21		6:20PM 0.10	7:32AM 0.26
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	5	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	11	12	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	10	10	11	10	12	12	11	10
Low °C	7	10	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	12	13	13	12	12	9	8	10	9	11	11	10	8
Chill °C (?)	9	9	11	13	12	11	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	11	9	10	11	10	12	12	11	10
Sunrise	8:00	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18
Sunset	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.2 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	16	16	14	15	15	18	15	15	14	13	13	16	15	18	15	14	13	12	11	11	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	0.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 W	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 W	0.4 WSW	2.0 W	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.6 SW
Period (s)	-	21	18	-	20	9	9	7	7	18	17	6	21	18	8	9	-	11	11	20	20	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 W	-	-	-	-	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	7	11	13	-	-

	Thursday 11							Friday 12								Saturday 13
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga 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	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	17	14	18	16	16	15	15	15	14
Energy	1041	1205	1003	1210	1403	1452	1031	1042	1042	3486	3522	1216	1276	3299	1104	1320	1093	1168	1036	1165	1333	1200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			6:46AM 2.94				7:09PM 2.56				8:17AM 1.91				8:06PM 2.70				8:38AM 3.21
Low Tide / height (m)	12:19AM 0.58				12:58PM 0.57				1:19AM 0.46				2:00PM 0.80				2:26AM 0.78				2:46PM 0.23
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	9	7	9	11	10	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	9	7	5	9	9	8	11	12	12	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	12	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	17	10	18	16	16	15	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	0.2 W	1.4 WNW	1.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	18	18	-	-	21	20	-	18	18	-	-	-	20	9	14	9	9	9	9	8	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.6 NNE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	-	-

	Thursday 11
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15
Energy	1121	1450	1041	1038	1114	1205	1205	1307	1003	1003	1955	1210	1946	1420	1403	1394	1566	1452	1282	1134	1031	1126
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							6:34AM 2.56													7:09PM 2.56
Low Tide / height (m)	12:19AM 0.58
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	9	10	10	9	9	9	7	7	7	9	9	12	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	12	7
Chill °C (?)	10	8	9	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	9	9	12	8	9	10	8	8	9	10	11	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	1.1 WSW	-	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	-	-	17	-	20	21	21	22	20	20	20	20	-	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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