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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New Zealand Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Sat
	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	Colac Bay Southland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Baylys Beach Northland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Baylys Beach Northland	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 WSW	2.2 ENE	1.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 NNE	3.5 N	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	14	13	16	15	14	10	13	11	14	14	14	14	15	7	10	13	15	14	14	13	16	16
Energy	1537	851	2061	1526	822	901	690	799	1270	1208	915	932	1258	1252	3074	641	668	704	736	944	1410	1310
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:40PM 2.41			2:18PM 2.36	2:30AM 2.29	10:52AM 3.28		11:16PM 2.79	11:27AM 3.19		11:50PM 2.38		12:05PM 2.21	12:31AM 2.28		1:03PM 2.51	11:48PM 1.37		1:01PM 0.92	1:01AM 1.26
Low Tide / height (m)			9:09PM 0.35	6:51AM 0.29		8:35PM 0.71	4:50AM 0.67	5:07PM 0.38		5:24AM 0.79	5:40PM 0.39		6:07AM 0.51		6:19PM 0.49	6:53AM 0.71			7:36AM 0.70	6:03PM 0.61		8:31AM 0.75
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	4	-	1	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	15	15	16	16	14	20	17	15	14	16	15	12	13	14	15	13	21	21	19	15	14	16
Low °C	12	14	15	15	13	17	16	15	12	15	14	8	9	13	13	11	19	21	17	14	12	13
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	15	14	20	16	15	13	16	15	11	12	12	15	13	21	21	19	15	14	16
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:32	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 WSW	0.1 S	1.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	13	16	15	14	12	13	11	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	15	14	14	13	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	1.3 W	1.6 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	0.2 ENE	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.3 WNW	0.8 WSW	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	15	17	-	-	-	-	-	16	10	9	-	10	9	9	-	-	21	21	6	17	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 ENE	-	-	2.1 WNW	-	-	-	-	3.0 NNE	3.5 N	0.9 W	-	1.7 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	7	10	5	-	10	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 02							Sunday 03								Monday 04
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	4AM	9AM	10AM	1PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Baylys Beach Northland	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.4 ENE	1.4 SW	2.4 ENE	2.4 E	1.3 SW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	16	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	10	13	10	11	13
Energy	3601	3199	3094	2791	1354	3307	2326	1079	1010	2157	1526	1505	1484	1255	1083	586	537	1963	690	1744	1302	581
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	1:19AM 2.38				1:40PM 2.41			10:06PM 2.89				10:13AM 2.45				10:41PM 2.86				9:42AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)			8:43AM 0.29							4:16AM 0.58				4:29PM 0.24				3:50AM 0.22				5:04PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	11	12	15	17	17	17	13	12	15	15	16	17	16	15	13	11	19	16	21	21	16
Chill °C (?)	8	10	10	14	17	16	17	13	12	14	14	15	17	15	15	13	11	19	16	21	21	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.1 ENE	1.4 SW	1.8 E	2.4 E	1.3 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	16	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	10	13	10	11	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.2 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	11	-	11	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	1.8 W	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	2.4 ENE	-	2.4 ENE	-	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	14	13	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	10	-	10	-	3

	Saturday 02
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	4PM	7PM	6PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Baylys Beach Northland	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 E	1.8 SW	2.0 E	2.5 E	1.3 SW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	10	13	10	10	16
Energy	3999	3706	3629	3553	1768	3199	1422	793	793	1380	1367	1367	1367	1664	1664	850	949	681	1934	776	1276	1641
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	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	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:19AM 2.38	2:39AM 1.81							9:46AM 3.36
Low Tide / height (m)																3:57PM 0.25	4:07PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	10	11	11	14	13	13	15	16	17	17	17	17	15	12	21	16	21	22	16
Chill °C (?)	8	9	8	8	10	10	13	12	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	12	21	15	21	22	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.2 S	1.8 SW	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.5 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	8	13	8	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 W	0.6 WSW	0.1 S	1.2 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.3 SW
Period (s)	17	17	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	17	16	6	17	16	15	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	0.4 SE	0.5 E	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	-	-	1.9 E	0.5 E	2.0 E	2.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5	3	-	-	3	3	-	-	10	3	10	10	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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