New Zealand Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

New Zealand wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the New Zealand region.

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	Sun	Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Dinner Plates Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Baylys Beach Northland	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Herangi Beach Northland	Porridge Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Airport Rights Wellington	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	9	6	4	4	6	9	9	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 WSW	1.4 NE	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	1.6 ENE	0.8 SW	-	3.0 WSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 W	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 S	5.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	6	11	11	6	11	-	11	4	15	8	11	11	12
Energy(?)	2905	1226	1119	475	635	707	606	572	155	160	133	106	365	543	0	2259	40	1631	2436	7988	6496	11771
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:19AM 2.56		3:36PM 2.49		9:37AM 1.71	4:03PM 1.86		4:46AM 1.84			10:24AM 1.72		2:26AM 1.56			3:07AM 1.55		3:40PM 1.19	8:34PM 2.02	8:55AM 2.17		9:17PM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		9:34AM 0.84		12:46AM 0.73			10:20PM 0.89	11:07AM 1.00	5:15PM 0.58	11:40PM 0.94	4:18AM 0.82	4:45PM 0.70	8:09PM 0.56	8:51AM 0.33	1:54PM 0.86	8:48PM 0.56	9:37AM 0.32		2:47AM 0.67		3:09PM 0.65	3:26AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	25	16	-	3	-	-	-
High °C	11	20	21	16	23	20	20	22	21	24	23	17	17	22	21	16	20	16	21	23	21	19
Low °C	10	19	20	15	18	20	19	21	20	22	23	17	16	22	19	13	19	16	21	21	20	16
Chill °C (?)	8	20	21	15	23	20	20	22	21	24	23	16	17	22	21	14	20	16	21	23	21	19
Sunrise	-	6:56	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:26	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:40	-	-	9:06	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:13	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 WSW	0.2 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	1.2 ENE	0.8 SW	-	3.0 WSW	0.2 ESE	2.0 W	2.1 E	3.0 SSE	1.6 ENE	4.0 S
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	8	11	11	7	11	-	11	9	8	10	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 E	0.5 S	0.6 ENE	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.1 N	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SW	-	1.4 NW	0.1 N	1.5 W	-	1.5 E	-	1.5 E
Period (s)	10	8	8	8	5	5	13	18	12	9	9	11	9	15	-	10	6	15	-	11	-	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SW	-	-	0.7 E	-	0.9 ENE	-	-	0.4 WSW	1.4 NE	1.2 ESE	1.4 NE	1.6 ENE	1.2 NNE	3.0 WNW	-	1.1 SSW	-	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 S	5.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	-	-	4	-	5	-	-	4	6	7	6	6	7	12	-	4	-	8	11	11	12

	Sun	Monday 09								Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Long Point Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Baylys Beach Northland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1245	1139	1077	1080	1050	1121	1119	1009	1375	1012	1195	1024	632	546	568	559	507	521	605	549	572	604
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	high	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:19AM 2.56	5:59AM 1.73	8:37AM 1.78		3:03PM 1.97		9:37PM 1.56					12:35PM 1.27						4:46AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	9:13PM 0.65										2:05AM 0.76					6:52PM 0.53						11:07AM 1.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	15	9	11	20	21	20	11	19	12	10	19	22	23	20	17	16	19	19	21	22
Chill °C (?)	15	16	15	7	9	20	21	20	9	19	10	8	19	22	23	20	17	16	19	19	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 N	-	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.1 E	0.3 N	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	-	0.6 E	1.1 SSW	1.1 ENE	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	-	9	8	8	8	13	16	13	13	4	5	-	6	12	7	13	13	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.7 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.6 NW	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	6	-	-	-	-	-	9	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	-	5	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 08				Monday 09
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Long Point Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Baylys Beach Northland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	0.1 E	2.5 SW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.9 SW	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	15	12	8	9	13	9	9	10	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1059	1142	1245	1401	2905	1382	1382	1382	1446	1355	6	1954	255	164	1204	226	195	305	1120	1120	1119	1038
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								2:43AM 2.01									11:46AM 1.31				3:03PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)			9:13PM 0.65												9:18AM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	16	11	10	19	18	18	9	18	12	12	15	16	18	17	17	17	21	20	21	20
Chill °C (?)	18	16	15	8	8	19	18	18	7	18	10	10	14	16	18	17	17	17	21	20	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	-	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.9 SW	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	8	9	13	9	9	10	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	-	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	6	13	13	-	10	8	8	8	10	8	9	9	8	8	-	8	8	12	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	0.9 S	2.3 WSW	2.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.2 NNE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	3	3	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-

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American Samoa	Fiji	Samoa
Cook Islands	French Polynesia	Tonga

New Caledonia	Queensland	Western-Australia
New-South-Wales	South-Australia
Northern-Territory	Vanuatu

Auckland	Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Macquarie
Bay of Plenty	Lord Howe Island	Raglan and West Waikato
Canterbury	Nelson Tasman Bay	South Coast New South Wales
Catlins	Nelson West Coast	South Island New Zealand
Chatham Islands	New South Wales Far South	Southland
Coromandel	New Zealand	Sydney North Coast
East Cape	Newcastle	Sydney South Coast
Gisborne and Mahia	Norfolk Island	Taranaki
Gold Coast	North Coast New South Wales	Wairarapa
Great Barrier Island	North Island New Zealand	Wanganui Manawatu
Hawkes Bay	Northland	Wellington
Illawarra	Otago	West Coast South Island

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