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

	Sun		Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sun
	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Forestry Northland	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tuapeka Point Chatham Islands	Tuapeka Point Chatham Islands	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Karekare Auckland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mana Island Wellington	Papatowai Catlins	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	4.0 NNE	4.0 NNE	5.0 N	3.0 NNE	2.4 NNE	2.2 NE	2.5 N	2.1 N	1.8 WNW	2.1 W	3.0 NNW	1.6 NE	1.8 NNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NNW	2.0 NW	2.2 SW	3.0 W
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	9	7	8	12
Energy	2092	1624	1745	1524	4443	3342	5762	2415	1702	1399	2015	1027	1297	1045	1448	446	1030	1117	388	557	1011	2393
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		10:35PM 2.83	10:53AM 2.78		9:09PM 2.37	8:20AM 1.96		9:09PM 1.71	9:18AM 1.59		8:47PM 1.04	8:52AM 0.99	12:50PM 2.65	12:41AM 2.87			2:03AM 2.48		1:23PM 2.67	1:32AM 1.22	7:09AM 1.55	2:18PM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)			4:47AM 0.48	5:04PM 0.47	2:57AM 0.65		2:21PM 0.39		3:10AM 0.40	3:19PM 0.31	2:59AM 0.30			6:34PM 0.79	7:27AM 0.61	1:32PM 0.42	7:53PM 0.63	8:24AM 1.13		7:22PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	18	25	11	19	41	5	7	1	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	-	12	3	2	7	-	1
High °C	15	16	16	16	19	17	16	14	16	17	12	12	16	15	15	16	14	12	14	12	9	9
Low °C	15	16	16	16	16	15	16	13	13	14	12	12	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	10	8	8
Chill °C (?)	14	15	16	16	18	17	16	14	15	16	10	12	16	14	14	15	13	12	14	10	6	7
Sunrise	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:18	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:08	-	-	4:57	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NE	4.0 NNE	-	3.0 NNE	2.4 NNE	2.2 NE	2.5 N	2.1 N	1.8 WNW	2.1 W	3.0 NNW	0.4 SSW	1.8 NNW	1.7 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	0.7 ENE	3.0 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	11	-	11	11	10	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	-	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.2 N	-	-	-	1.5 ENE	1.5 NE	0.2 ESE	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 W	0.2 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.5 N	-	0.1 S	0.6 SW	0.2 W
Period (s)	13	12	12	10	15	-	-	-	10	10	12	11	15	15	10	13	10	9	-	10	11	25
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	4.0 NNE	-	5.0 N	0.5 W	-	-	0.7 SSW	-	2.2 NNW	-	-	1.6 NE	-	0.4 E	1.6 NNW	2.0 NW	2.2 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	-	11	3	-	-	4	-	8	-	-	9	-	3	9	7	8	-

	Sunday 31			Monday 01								Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03
	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Forestry Northland	Clark Island Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	8	6	6	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.1 NE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	4.0 NNE	4.0 NNE	5.0 NNE	4.0 NNE	5.0 NNE	5.0 N	4.5 N	3.5 NNE	3.0 NNE	3.0 NNE	2.5 NNE
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11
Energy	2092	2042	1842	1624	1131	1607	1745	1512	1524	1793	1791	4443	6488	5043	3342	7820	5762	5557	4682	2415	2017	1658
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				10:35PM 2.83				10:53AM 2.78				9:09PM 2.37			8:20AM 1.96					9:09PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)						4:47AM 0.48				5:04PM 0.47							2:21PM 0.39					3:10AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	8	10	13	4	-	4	6	5	5	14	12	28	43	21	5	3	5	2	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NE	4.0 NNE	-	4.0 NNE	3.5 NE	-	4.5 N	3.5 NNE	3.0 NNE	3.0 NNE	2.5 NNE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	11	10	-	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	10	10	10	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 NNE	4.0 NNE	5.0 NNE	-	5.0 NNE	5.0 N	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	0.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	-	11	11	-	3	3	-	3

	Sunday 31	Monday 01
	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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	8	6	6	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.0 NE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	1743	1888	2092	2041	2041	2042	2002	1956	1842	576	1764	1624	1623	1521	1131	1131	1607	1607	1606	1745	1745	1637
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											10:35PM 2.83
Low Tide / height (m)																	4:47AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	2	4	3	2	3	6	6	4	2	-	1	1	3	1	-	-	2	1	2	3	2	2
High °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.3 SSW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	13	12	12	12	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 NE	-	-	-	-	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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