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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	Fri		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	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	Kaka Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Back Beach Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Back Beach Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Baylys Beach Northland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	0.9 SSW	2.4 W	2.1 WSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 W	0.9 WSW	2.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.3 W	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	14	13	13	10	9	9	14	14	13	8	18	16	17	17	16	13	13	14	10	10
Energy(?)	773	5053	3891	1351	2917	180	1231	1133	2093	2442	1824	562	1094	2751	798	730	2370	295	1306	1262	1019	1355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off	off	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)			12:48PM 2.46	6:45PM 2.41	3:54AM 2.04		5:51PM 2.37		6:14AM 2.31	2:19PM 3.34	2:50AM 3.20		3:16PM 3.12	3:56AM 3.02		4:33PM 2.94	1:21AM 1.76	5:28AM 2.93		7:27PM 2.79	7:13AM 2.93
Low Tide / height (m)		1:20AM 0.20	7:24AM 0.18		9:45PM 0.16	9:15AM 0.36		12:18AM 0.50	12:42PM 0.51		8:42PM 0.73	9:14AM 0.94		9:38PM 0.96	10:21AM 1.13		7:07PM 0.21	11:47AM 1.20	1:42PM 0.65	1:45AM 1.23		1:22PM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	9	11	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	15	19	16	21	16	15	20	19	18	16	13	11	19	20	19	12	11	20	16	16
Low °C	11	10	11	18	15	19	15	13	18	18	17	14	13	8	16	20	18	12	10	17	15	16
Chill °C (?)	10	9	15	19	16	21	15	13	20	19	18	16	11	10	19	20	19	12	9	20	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:11	-
Sunset	8:46	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	-	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	0.4 WSW	1.1 W	2.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.1 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.3 W	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	-	14	13	13	10	14	14	14	14	13	11	10	16	8	9	16	13	13	14	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.2 NNW	0.4 E	-	0.7 SW	0.1 NW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.2 W	0.9 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	-	-	0.1 W	0.2 N	1.3 W
Period (s)	14	-	-	10	9	8	-	11	8	13	13	16	18	-	17	17	9	-	-	21	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 SW	4.0 WSW	-	1.5 SW	-	0.3 WNW	2.4 W	2.1 WSW	-	-	-	2.1 W	1.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	13	-	8	-	2	9	9	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 20			Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23
	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	Tora Point Wairarapa	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Waitarere Wanganui-Manawatu	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	3	4	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SE	0.9 ENE	2.5 W	2.3 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.7 S	2.3 SW	3.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	8	8	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	9	14	13	13	14	14
Energy(?)	219	330	895	1386	6369	4312	3891	3697	3517	2390	2782	2917	3137	2867	2507	2524	84	2185	3499	1098	1081	3017
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					3:13AM 2.09								1:17AM 3.51								2:15AM 3.27
Low Tide / height (m)			7:09PM 0.14	12:20AM 0.70				11:00AM 0.36			7:14PM 0.38				7:31AM 0.51				9:43PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	15	16	10	10	10	11	15	18	18	16	16	15	16	17	18	23	18	13	12	13	13
Chill °C (?)	22	14	16	7	8	9	9	15	18	18	16	16	14	16	17	18	23	18	12	12	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	2.5 W	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.7 S	2.3 SW	0.1 NW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	10	10	8	8	8	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	9	14	9	13	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.2 W	0.9 E	1.0 SW	0.3 N	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	1.5 W	1.1 WSW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	10	10	15	11	13	9	-	-	-	-	9	9	16	17	8	8	8	9	15	8	14	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	1.0 S	-	2.3 SW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	6	-	8	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-

	Friday 20										Saturday 21
	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	Tora Point Wairarapa	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Waitarere Wanganui-Manawatu	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	3	4	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	3.0 WNW	1.1 E	1.9 SW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	11	8	12	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	6	14	13	13	9	13
Energy(?)	208	402	1001	797	1221	5794	5802	5632	5146	829	911	961	956	987	975	975	164	999	4149	2267	1091	1943
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)												12:38AM 3.58
Low Tide / height (m)																		6:49AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	16	18	12	12	14	12	12	11	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	11	14	16	16
Chill °C (?)	22	15	17	9	9	12	9	9	8	18	18	18	16	16	16	15	16	15	10	14	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	1.1 E	0.2 SSW	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 E	1.8 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	10	11	-	12	13	10	-	-	-	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	9	8	13	13	9	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	0.6 SW	-	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.4 SE	1.2 SW	0.3 N	0.2 N	1.2 WSW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	10	10	-	14	-	14	-	-	-	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	14	9	9	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	1.0 S	3.0 WNW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	3	5	8	8	13	13	13	13	13	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	-	-	-	-	9

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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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