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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	Sat		Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Sat
	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 Kaikoura and Marlborough	Breaker Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.5 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.4 NNE	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.7 NNE	0.8 ENE	0.9 NE
Period(s) (?)	8	11	10	10	10	10	10	5	8	11	10	6	7	9	10	9	9	9	9	6	7	8
Energy(?)	81	535	230	273	223	240	192	110	50	149	89	69	124	313	296	103	141	106	76	209	51	94
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		1:32AM		1:42PM	2:18AM		2:38PM	3:09AM		3:24PM	3:52AM		4:10PM 1:21AM		4:31AM	5:04PM		5:31AM	3:41PM	3:44AM		4:01PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:10PM	7:45AM		7:55PM	8:33AM	7:10PM	8:46PM	9:20AM		9:29PM	10:09AM		10:06PM	10:51AM		11:04PM	11:49AM		9:13PM	10:12AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	16	14	14	18	19	19	24	23	21	15	15	15	18	17	18	19	20	20	24	24
Low °C	18	15	15	14	14	16	18	19	23	20	15	15	15	14	17	17	15	17	19	17	22	23
Chill °C (?)	18	16	15	14	14	18	19	19	24	23	21	15	15	14	18	17	18	19	20	20	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:03	-
Sunset	8:15	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.5 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 NE	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.1 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	11	10	10	10	10	10	5	8	11	10	9	7	9	10	9	9	9	9	6	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.3 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.8 S	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.3 ENE	0.1 NE	0.4 SSE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 SSW	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.2 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	4	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	6	8	5	5	9	8	8	12	8	4	13	8	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	1.4 NNE	-	0.4 ENE	-	1.0 S	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.1 NE	0.2 NNW	1.7 NNE	-	0.9 NE
Period (s)	-	4	3	-	-	-	3	5	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	3	4	3	4	6	-	8

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	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Breaker Bay Wellington	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Propellers Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 S
Period(s) (?)	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Energy(?)	81	350	501	535	294	225	230	234	273	268	225	223	284	284	240	240	192	99
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	on
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					1:32AM 1.39				1:52PM 1.29				2:05AM 1.59				2:28PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)			7:09PM 0.72				7:46AM 0.36				7:55PM 0.32				8:26AM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	16	15	14	14	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	18	16	16	14	14	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.4 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	4	10	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NE	0.6 E	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	1.0 NE
Period (s)	-	2	4	4	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4