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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	Wed	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Herangi Beach Northland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Beatons Southland	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Bluecliffs Southland	Baylys Beach Northland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	3.0 SW	2.3 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.3 SW	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	18	14
Energy(?)	4597	726	3253	2715	4528	2339	1258	1279	1863	1333	2326	3066	3233	1506	769	847	1906	964	1286	313	1693	299
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:34AM 1.87		1:05PM 2.00	1:22AM 1.93		3:34PM 2.02			2:34PM 2.02	9:27PM 2.48		12:45PM 2.13	12:57AM 2.17	10:21AM 2.38	3:55PM 1.92	11:00PM 3.04	10:32AM 2.29	4:16PM 2.11	7:32PM 1.51	8:01AM 1.50		12:01AM 3.38
Low Tide / height (m)		6:42AM 0.16		7:12PM 0.23	7:30AM 0.11		10:12PM 0.15	8:16AM 0.09			8:59AM 0.10		6:51PM 0.21	4:17AM 0.35			4:28AM 0.15		1:54AM 0.50		2:13PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	8	13	9	9	9	8	11	11	11	9	12	11	12	14	11	12	14	14	13	16	12
Low °C	9	8	12	7	7	9	7	9	11	10	7	11	10	10	13	11	10	12	13	7	14	12
Chill °C (?)	7	5	12	7	7	7	7	11	9	9	7	11	10	12	13	10	12	14	13	12	15	10
Sunrise	-	7:09	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:08	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	3.0 SW	2.3 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.3 SW	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 W
Period (s)	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	18	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.7 SW	-	-	0.1 E	-	-	-	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 W	0.1 W	0.4 SSE	0.1 W	0.9 WSW	0.5 W	0.9 SW	1.6 WNW	1.3 SW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	18	-	-	12	-	-	-	18	16	16	11	10	4	26	19	21	20	11	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 S	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 ENE	0.4 NNE	-	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	-	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	5	3	4	-	4

	Wed	Thursday 21								Friday 22								Saturday 23
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Herangi Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 S	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	18	14	14	13	15
Energy(?)	4532	4597	4331	4445	4190	3489	3306	3818	3637	3144	3932	3246	3464	3001	3513	1169	3020	3237	1057	1106	1033	2178
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high
High Tide / height (m)			12:34AM 1.87				3:00PM 1.64				1:22AM 1.93				1:51PM 2.02		8:17PM 2.33			4:35AM 1.50		9:28AM 3.44
Low Tide / height (m)	6:23PM 0.28				6:42AM 0.16				7:12PM 0.23			5:11AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	12	8	7	7	13	11	11	13	7	8	7	9	12
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	11	5	4	4	12	10	10	12	5	8	7	9	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.8 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	2.3 SW
Period (s)	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	18	14	14	13	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.1 E	-	-	1.1 S	0.2 E	-	-	0.6 S	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	-	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	-	-	9	-	-	6	13	-	-	7	-	-	-	18	-	20	19	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	2.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 20	Thursday 21
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Herangi Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 SSE	2.2 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	15	8	8	15	15	12	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	4604	4470	4532	4417	4477	519	1269	4274	4331	1969	4388	2967	2967	2951	4190	1337	2860	3652	3647	3345	3302	3231
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)														7:38AM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)	6:23PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	13	9	9	9	12	9	8	12	10	9	9	9	13
Chill °C (?)	6	6	7	7	7	7	4	7	7	11	7	8	8	10	7	8	10	8	6	6	6	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.9 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	2.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	8	8	15	15	12	15	15	15	12	15	15	15	16	-	-	-	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.1 SW	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.6 SW	-	-	1.8 SW	-	-	-	-	1.0 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	10	10	16	10	16	16	16	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 S	-	-	1.8 SSE	-	-	-	1.6 S	-	-	1.4 S	-	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	7	-	-	7	-	16	16	16	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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