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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	Tue	Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Papatowai Catlins	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	2.3 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.6 SE	2.5 SSE	1.3 SW	2.1 SE	1.1 SE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	14	14	14	16	15	13	14	13	13	7	8	8	9	8	8	10	9	13	9	9
Energy(?)	246	654	1453	1128	672	539	1063	555	2183	1079	1389	732	878	637	696	650	510	456	1388	754	660	376
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:18AM 1.62	7:04AM 2.01		7:22PM 1.98		1:05PM 1.85	1:51AM 1.74	11:27AM 1.82		12:00AM 1.85	12:09PM 1.89	2:45PM 1.72	11:47PM 1.92	11:23AM 2.65		11:45PM 2.61	12:43PM 2.02		11:14PM 3.37	11:09AM 2.44		11:50PM 3.42
Low Tide / height (m)			1:37PM 1.01	1:46AM 0.70	6:48AM 0.61		7:23PM 0.45	5:25AM 0.64	5:47PM 0.48		6:08AM 0.57			5:13AM 0.51			6:36AM 0.55	5:05PM 0.68		5:02AM 0.45	5:42PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	light rain	risk thund- der	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	3	-	1	-	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	14	10	23	20	16	20	17	21	22	17	19	13	15	18	16	14	14	18	12
Low °C	11	12	12	14	10	21	18	16	19	16	19	20	13	16	12	13	15	16	10	12	17	10
Chill °C (?)	12	14	12	14	8	23	20	16	20	17	21	22	16	19	11	13	18	15	13	13	17	11
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:39	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:51	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:31	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	2.3 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 ENE	1.4 SE	1.3 SW	0.5 E	1.2 S
Period (s)	10	10	14	14	14	16	15	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	8	11	12	9	10	13	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSW	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	0.5 N	0.5 NW	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NE	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 NE	0.2 SSW	0.8 S	0.2 E	1.1 SE
Period (s)	9	16	-	12	-	10	10	6	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	10	9	9	10	7	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	1.6 SW	-	2.1 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.6 SE	2.5 SSE	-	2.1 SE	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	8	-	7	8	8	9	8	8	10	9	-	9	-

	Tue	Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WSW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	16	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1169	615	534	564	514	669	1040	701	691	1422	1594	1895	1010	514	523	857	1046	1063	1303	1355	1519	2243
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)						12:17PM 1.80				10:26PM 1.70			9:55AM 1.74								9:00AM 3.09
Low Tide / height (m)		12:45AM 0.74	1:01AM 0.91					4:12PM 0.63											2:48AM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	19	15	18	12	13	14	12	11	11	10	10	18	17	11	18	16	19	18	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	13	19	15	18	11	12	13	10	10	10	8	8	18	17	9	18	16	19	18	18	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	9	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.2 WSW	0.8 N	-	0.9 NNW	0.5 NNE	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	0.5 NW
Period (s)	9	13	14	13	16	16	10	-	-	-	-	8	8	7	-	7	7	10	14	9	9	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 13				Wednesday 14
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSE	1.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 W	0.6 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	0.5 SW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	9	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Energy(?)	91	865	603	847	246	246	422	548	115	865	864	509	458	319	246	396	475	422	382	405	322	333
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					11:57PM 1.82									8:14AM 2.21	9:48AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)									3:43AM 0.72			6:19AM 0.55							1:34PM 1.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	19	15	19	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	12	13	14	24	24	23	24	24
Chill °C (?)	15	19	15	19	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	13	11	13	14	24	24	23	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	1.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	9	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.3 WNW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SE	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.8 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	10	14	15	14	9	9	9	18	18	18	17	9	8	13	16	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	-	0.4 WNW	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 NW	1.5 W	-	1.2 W	1.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 N	0.6 NNW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	6	-	9	-	4	4	5	10	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	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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