Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf

Detailed Kaikoura and Marlborough surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Kaikoura and Marlborough. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Kaikoura and Marlborough over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Kaikoura and Marlborough and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Kaikoura and Marlborough coastline are also listed below.

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Kaikoura and Marlborough Wavefinder

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	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thu
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Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tahunanui Beach Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Propellers Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 S	0.9 E	0.8 S	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.6 NNW	0.7 E	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 NE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	9	7	8	7	8	8	8	7	10	8	6	6	6	8	8	7	8	8	5	6
Energy(?)	131	134	254	226	111	66	43	58	78	112	461	58	64	45	61	45	46	206	51	53	69	100
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:55PM		1:24AM		1:42PM	2:10AM		2:17PM	2:56AM		3:15PM	3:42AM 12:55PM		4:00PM		4:13AM	4:46PM			3:47PM	3:33AM
Low Tide / height (m)			7:04PM	7:34AM		7:48PM 6:46AM	8:17AM		8:33PM	9:10AM		9:18PM	9:57AM		9:53PM	10:38AM		10:52PM	10:41AM		8:13PM	10:50AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	24	24	17	15	16	16	22	23	20	24	20	16	15	15	14	21	18	20	26	25	22	15
Low °C	22	22	14	14	15	14	20	22	19	23	19	13	12	14	13	18	17	19	25	25	15	15
Chill °C (?)	24	24	16	15	15	16	22	23	20	24	20	15	14	14	13	21	17	20	26	25	22	14
Sunrise	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24
Sunset	-	8:57	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.2 S	1.3 ENE	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.1 N	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	1.2 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	9	7	7	7	6	8	8	7	10	8	8	6	6	8	8	7	8	8	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 NNE	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 E	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 NNE	0.2 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	12	11	5	9	8	5	8	7	12	11	-	18	16	8	14	7	13	14	9	14	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 SSW	1.5 S	-	0.3 NE	0.7 N	1.3 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.7 N	1.6 NNW	1.4 S	1.0 S	-	-	0.6 ENE	1.2 NNW	-	0.6 WSW	-	1.2 SSW	-
Period (s)	6	6	5	7	-	2	4	6	5	4	10	6	6	-	-	4	5	-	3	-	5	-

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Eastbourne Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.7 E	0.9 E
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	6	6	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	8	5
Energy(?)	159	90	131	178	134	119	333	254	247	233	226	142	111	108	131	66	63	47
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				12:55PM 1.30					1:24AM 1.35				1:42PM 1.29				2:10AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)		6:46AM 0.37									7:34AM 0.37				7:45PM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	22	24	24	22	17	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	14	15	16
Chill °C (?)	20	19	22	24	24	22	16	13	13	13	13	15	14	15	16	13	15	16
Sunrise	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:54	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 E	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.8 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	8	6	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.3 NNE	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 S	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	8	9	12	12	11	9	10	5	16	9	9	8	8	7	13	5	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.2 NE	0.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	1.0 E	0.3 NE	1.1 ENE	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	5	6	7	7	-	-	-	8	2	5	4