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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wed		Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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 New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Airport Rights Wellington	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Baylys Beach Northland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Murdering Bay Otago	Tora Point Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Black Swamp Northland
Rating	6	6	5	5	9	7	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	1.9 S	1.7 SW	1.4 S	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 NE	1.7 ENE	2.4 N	1.5 WSW	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 NE	2.4 NE
Period(s)	15	13	14	14	16	16	14	14	13	14	12	8	10	10	9	9	10	14	9	11	11	11
Energy	5687	5756	3469	3253	9273	6058	3171	2095	1215	1029	546	521	1770	1730	1224	516	1338	1648	1318	1504	2032	1327
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:34PM 1.85		2:48PM 1.62		4:03AM 1.35	3:45PM 1.61		4:46AM 1.54			10:15AM 2.78		10:35PM 2.83	3:03AM 1.64	5:54PM 1.41	11:13PM 2.84			6:39PM 1.42	8:35AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)			8:36AM 0.52		9:10PM 0.25	10:17AM 0.25		10:43PM 0.45	11:00AM 0.48	2:52PM 0.34	11:28PM 0.47	4:08AM 0.49	4:47PM 1.06		9:33AM 0.23			6:13AM 0.56	12:24PM 0.29	1:04AM 0.27		3:21PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	-	-	34	1	3	11	-	1
High °C	12	6	14	13	12	13	14	12	15	19	13	18	14	16	14	20	16	15	17	15	19	18
Low °C	10	5	11	13	10	13	11	11	12	16	13	14	14	15	14	17	15	14	15	15	17	15
Chill °C (?)	11	3	14	13	12	12	14	12	15	19	12	18	12	16	13	20	16	15	17	15	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:47	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:22	-
Sunset	4:59	-	-	5:01	-	-	4:59	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:10	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-	5:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	1.9 S	1.7 SW	1.4 S	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.6 ENE	0.4 SSW	2.4 N	1.9 NNE	0.2 S	2.5 ENE	3.0 NE	2.4 NE
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	13	14	12	8	10	10	9	15	10	10	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 E	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.9 NW	1.5 WSW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	-	0.2 N
Period (s)	11	-	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	-	11	12	12	12	14	9	9	14	12	11	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.3 E	-	-	2.3 NE	1.7 ENE	-	-	3.0 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	-	-	9	9	-	-	9	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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 New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Airport Rights Wellington	Papatowai Catlins	Humenga Lodge Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia
Rating	6	9	9	6	9	9	5	9	5	9	8	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	2.0 S
Period(s)	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	16	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy	5687	9158	8966	5756	9819	12605	3469	8174	3253	8374	7390	9273	8026	7110	6058	3830	3171	3033	3030	2095	1655	1414
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				9:34PM 1.85				9:58AM 1.85	2:48PM 1.62					4:03AM 1.35				3:45PM 1.61				4:46AM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)			6:13PM 0.31				8:36AM 0.52					9:10PM 0.25				9:24AM 0.59				10:43PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	8	7	5	5	8	11	11	13	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	11	13	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	5	4	2	2	6	11	10	13	8	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	10	13	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	2.0 S
Period (s)	15	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	15	17	16	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	11	12	12	-	-	11	11	-	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	-	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	14	14	13	14	14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27											Thursday 28
	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 New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	6	9	9	6	9	9	5	9	5	9	8	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	6000	5687	5687	5385	5093	9158	9594	8775	8966	5127	5419	5756	6149	9704	9819	10033	10107	12605	13139	7723	3469	3752
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)										9:34PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)							6:12PM 0.31									3:46AM 0.41			6:52AM 0.28		8:36AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	12	11	8	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	6	11	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	11	10	5	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	4	11	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-

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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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