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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	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Fri
	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 New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Gore Bay Canterbury	Airport Rights Wellington	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Box Northland	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Windies (Ngawi) Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Maori Bay Auckland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 S	0.4 SE	2.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 NNE	1.4 SSE	1.0 S	1.5 S	1.6 SSE	2.5 WNW	2.4 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	0.8 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	6	10	7	6	12	11	13	7	8	9	10	11	9	7	10	9	19	17	11	15	14	13
Energy(?)	74	51	347	188	1587	1377	1428	618	226	325	425	677	1094	540	1146	658	689	1400	615	4279	4353	2560
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:36PM 2.23		6:47AM 1.72	3:47PM 1.73		4:12AM 1.84	4:25PM 1.73	7:02PM 1.46	7:22AM 1.55		12:10AM 3.28	12:26PM 3.46			6:37AM 2.22	1:06PM 3.43	1:31AM 3.19		1:48PM 3.36	2:15AM 3.13
Low Tide / height (m)			11:27PM 0.29	1:00PM 0.78		12:05AM 0.31	10:21AM 0.42		1:03AM 0.79		2:21PM 0.28		6:20AM 0.71	6:43PM 0.81	12:27AM 0.88	12:47PM 0.95		7:26PM 0.83	7:40AM 0.79		8:10PM 0.84	8:25AM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	5	1	1	3	2	3	-
High °C	20	20	15	20	20	18	16	32	8	16	16	18	17	17	20	20	14	13	19	13	10	14
Low °C	19	12	11	16	19	17	16	28	6	14	15	16	17	16	18	20	13	8	19	11	8	11
Chill °C (?)	20	20	13	20	20	18	16	32	7	16	15	18	16	15	20	20	12	12	19	11	9	13
Sunrise	5:43	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:09	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:13	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	9:02	-	-	8:39	-	-	7:51	-	-	8:51	-	-	9:40	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.5 NW	0.8 S	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 NE	1.4 SSE	1.0 S	1.5 S	1.6 SSE	2.5 WNW	0.2 SSE	2.5 W	1.9 W	0.8 SSW	1.7 W	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-
Period (s)	6	8	6	6	12	11	13	7	8	9	10	11	9	10	10	9	19	8	11	15	14	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.5 ENE	0.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.2 WSW	-	-	0.4 SW	0.5 SE	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	9	8	16	14	10	10	8	9	10	9	9	-	-	12	8	17	8	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.9 NW	2.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	-	-	2.2 NNE	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	2.4 W	-	-	1.9 WSW	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W
Period (s)	5	4	7	6	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	6	-	7	-	-	6	-	-	15	14	13

	Friday 19					Saturday 20								Sunday 21								Mon
	9AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Gore Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Airport Rights Wellington	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	3	2	1	1	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	1.7 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 S	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	10	8	13	8	13	13	8	8	9	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	807	215	69	42	1035	740	2175	2389	538	445	716	1381	1379	1377	1308	1204	1428	1407	1230	1169	1169	1088
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:48AM 1.57			6:10PM 1.69			3:33AM 1.83							10:57PM 3.24		4:40AM 2.26		11:13AM 3.44				11:33PM 3.28
Low Tide / height (m)					9:10PM 0.36	11:21PM 0.32				12:29PM 0.66		4:49PM 0.80								5:25PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	5	-	-	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	9	20	22	9	10	8	7	13	14	19	19	18	18	8	8	16	16	16	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	20	7	20	22	6	7	4	3	13	14	19	19	18	18	5	5	16	16	16	16	16	17
Sunrise	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 ENE	1.7 SW	1.4 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.9 S	1.7 SSW	1.2 S	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SSW	1.2 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	12	12	6	8	13	8	9	8	8	8	10	11	11	11	7	7	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 NNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	9	10	10	7	8	9	9	9	10	14	8	15	15	14	12	11	10	13	5	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.2 WNW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	-	-	1.6 SSW	-	-	-	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	2	6	8	13	13	-	-	9	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 19																Saturday 20
	7AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Gore Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Airport Rights Wellington	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	3	2	1	1	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	1.6 SW	0.4 ENE	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	0.2 SSW	2.0 NW	0.5 ENE	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	6	8	11	8	11	11	13	6	8	12	11	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	866	283	74	58	662	59	591	796	46	294	65	982	1084	1078	377	358	764	616	664	689	649	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	cross	cross	on	on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)															9:49PM 0.98							4:30AM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	3	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	9	19	21	9	20	8	10	17	18	22	19	19	18	9	8	19	18	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	6	19	21	7	20	5	8	15	17	22	19	19	18	6	5	19	17	17	17	17	17
Sunrise	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	0.4 SE	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	1.6 SW	0.4 ENE	1.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSE	0.3 S	0.5 ENE	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	12	10	6	8	11	8	11	14	6	6	8	12	11	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.2 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 SSW	0.4 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	9	9	10	8	10	6	10	10	10	12	7	15	15	15	8	8	15	15	15	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSW	0.3 NE	-	-	0.6 NW	-	1.5 SW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	0.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	-	12	5	-	-	3	-	11	6	6	3	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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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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