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

	Tue		Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tue
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Baylys Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating	8	9	9	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSE	0.8 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	20	18	17	16	9	16	14	13	19	18	17	16	15	12	13	16	14	16
Energy	3749	7590	8063	4999	3159	4210	4830	2668	502	715	1064	933	912	892	1364	1201	746	765	1008	2134	1748	565
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:55PM 1.73	11:17AM 1.76		6:43PM 2.31	6:56AM 3.25		7:32PM 2.48	3:41AM 1.47	4:29PM 1.53		4:37AM 1.52		9:23PM 3.28	9:42AM 3.26		10:10PM 3.36		1:00PM 2.32	1:16AM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)	4:57PM 0.31		5:08AM 0.33	5:45PM 0.23	12:52AM 0.44		1:01PM 0.39	1:43AM 0.28	9:59AM 0.13		10:40PM 0.19	10:54AM 0.07	4:00PM 0.03		3:35AM 0.07	3:42PM -0.08		6:44AM -0.04		7:12PM 0.16	7:38AM -0.02	5:19PM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	11	13	17	16	17	15	13	13	13	12	12	10	12	15	12	10	11	10	10	16
Low °C	10	10	10	12	15	15	16	13	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	14	11	10	11	8	9	15
Chill °C (?)	9	7	9	11	17	16	16	15	11	12	12	10	11	8	12	14	11	9	11	10	8	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:20	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-
Sunset	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 E	1.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSE	0.8 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	22	13	12	13	14	17	16	9	16	14	13	19	12	17	16	15	12	13	16	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.4 NE	2.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	0.8 NE	-	0.6 S	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 SSE	-	0.5 S	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	26	11	19	17	20	18	9	-	14	10	11	11	13	18	5	-	4	17	16	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.9 SE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE
Period (s)	13	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	5	4	6	4	-	-	-	-	3

	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	4	5	5	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s)	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15
Energy	1661	3532	3240	7725	7393	8484	8063	8722	8746	7432	6466	5458	6524	5876	3508	5194	4745	3116	3512	3260	2658	2264
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				11:12PM 1.65				10:02AM 2.30				11:59PM 1.72			6:59AM 2.46				7:17PM 2.23
Low Tide / height (m)						5:08AM 0.33				5:30PM 0.24							1:21PM 0.47				1:47AM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	11	10	10	9	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	14	16	17	15	16	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	15	10	9	7	6	7	7	9	9	8	8	7	6	5	13	15	16	14	15	14	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 S	3.0 SSW	1.3 SSE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	1.9 SW	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.6 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	13	10	13	23	21	19	19	-	11	11	10	10	10	10	13	-	-	-	8	8	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	-	2.2 WSW	-	-	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	14	13	13	-	-	18	-	-	16	16	16	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 12											Wednesday 13
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	4	5	5	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	0.8 SSE	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW
Period(s)	11	12	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	26	26	12	12
Energy	1004	1857	339	3749	3410	7358	7236	4403	7165	6945	8029	7725	7506	4432	1600	2273	2035	1626	106	237	2069	2032
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												11:12PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)					4:57PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	15	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	16
Chill °C (?)	12	13	13	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	14	13	13	14	13	15	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	2.0 SSW	0.3 E	0.5 E	3.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	11	12	11	11	13	24	24	23	24	24	13	13	13	22	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.2 SSW	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	16	16	14	26	11	11	11	24	11	11	23	23	22	11	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	26
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 S	0.8 W	0.8 SSE	3.5 SSW	-	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	-	1.1 SSE	-	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	11	4	16	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	5	-	6	6	5	5

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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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