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

	Mon		Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thursday 08			Friday 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Mon
	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	Herangi Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.7 W	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	0.5 S	2.4 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.8 SW	1.2 SSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	10	12	12	10	10	11	12	10	13	13	15	13	12	10	9	9	5	6	8
Energy(?)	1148	882	517	627	497	585	77	544	679	1127	209	596	468	2684	893	1110	85	1036	1702	64	106	1523
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		11:50PM 2.42			12:35AM 2.36	12:55PM 2.46	1:14PM 2.72	1:19AM 2.27		4:39PM 2.00		5:17AM 1.93	5:34PM 1.90	7:06PM 2.25	5:07AM 1.77	5:33PM 1.77			6:29PM 1.70	7:19PM 1.66	7:52AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)			8:55AM 0.19	6:29PM 0.38		6:44AM 0.40		7:16PM 0.45	7:47AM 0.24		11:04PM 0.26	11:27AM 0.42		1:27AM 0.60	11:17AM 0.64		11:48PM 0.66	8:56AM 0.58		1:35AM 0.64		2:15PM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	-	-	-	16	17	-	-	-
High °C	22	19	20	19	15	15	17	15	18	17	16	17	17	14	21	21	23	18	13	14	20	15
Low °C	21	17	19	19	13	15	17	12	16	16	15	17	17	11	20	21	20	17	12	12	17	14
Chill °C (?)	22	19	20	19	15	15	17	14	18	17	16	16	17	12	21	21	23	17	12	12	20	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:11	-	-	5:58	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	9:43	-	-	9:43	-	-	9:42	-	-	9:10	-	-	8:45	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	-	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	-	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 W	1.7 WSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	0.5 S	0.6 W	-	0.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 S
Period (s)	15	14	13	-	12	12	10	-	11	12	10	13	7	10	13	12	10	13	-	8	6	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.1 SW	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.3 N	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.4 NE	0.2 N	-	0.1 NE	0.6 NW	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	11	15	15	-	14	14	11	-	-	-	5	13	13	15	6	16	5	12	-	7	6	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.8 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	1.7 W	-	-	0.7 NE	2.4 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.8 SW	-	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	-	-	5	10	-	-	-	4	-	15	-	-	5	9	9	5	-	8

	Monday 05			Tuesday 06								Wednesday 07								Thursday 08
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Herangi Beach Northland	Bluecliffs Southland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Elliot Bay Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	2.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 N	1.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	8	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	14	11	10	10	10
Energy(?)	844	1119	1638	1014	1055	1134	645	676	502	967	712	656	667	521	585	542	527	227	507	783	585	640
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				11:50PM 2.42				12:12PM 2.55					3:42AM 2.15	5:04AM 2.46			3:10PM 2.08					4:29AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		5:42PM 0.34	8:33PM -0.03			5:59AM 0.33					9:28PM 0.02				8:59AM 0.36			6:28PM 0.36	9:26PM 0.36	10:10PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	21	15	19	18	18	19	21	20	21	17	15	13	13	15	15	15	20	15	13	12	13
Chill °C (?)	20	21	15	19	18	18	19	21	20	21	17	15	12	12	15	15	15	20	15	12	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 N	1.3 WSW	0.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	11	8	11	11	12	11	11	14	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	-	0.8 SW	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.1 NW	0.7 N	0.1 NW	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	0.9 WNW	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.6 N	0.4 ENE	0.6 N	-	-	0.8 W
Period (s)	11	11	-	11	14	14	15	14	15	12	12	11	-	8	14	14	13	8	13	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.3 WSW	-	0.5 SE	0.4 NE	-	0.5 E	0.5 SSW	2.5 W	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 WSW	0.9 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	-	6	9	-	3	6	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	5	-

	Monday 05										Tuesday 06
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Herangi Beach Northland	Bluecliffs Southland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Elliot Bay Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 N	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	14	12	12	10	10
Energy(?)	964	1170	136	1140	1123	1119	808	1033	657	1638	1182	982	895	814	555	536	523	363	508	140	552	542
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					5:42PM 0.34															8:55AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	22	19	22	21	21	19	19	18	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	18	13	15	15	17
Chill °C (?)	20	22	19	22	21	21	19	19	18	14	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	18	13	15	15	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	0.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 N	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	11	15	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	14	12	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.0 SW	0.1 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.7 ENE	0.6 N	-	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	15	11	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	9	15	-	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 WSW	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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