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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	Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	0	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.9 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	3.0 NE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.5 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	10	18	16	16	14	13	13	7	8	9	9	10	10	9	13	12	11	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	108	49	550	1631	1884	1055	595	577	771	319	264	659	551	184	397	345	303	110	204	102	66	61
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	glass	off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			8:19PM	9:08AM		9:18PM	9:47AM 7:49AM	8:05AM	10:17PM	10:47AM		11:19PM	11:52AM		12:15AM	12:43PM		1:10AM			12:56AM
Low Tide / height (m)	1:55AM	2:04PM	2:41AM		3:02PM	3:41AM		4:15PM		4:41AM	4:58PM		5:51AM	6:05PM 2:27PM		6:37AM	6:56PM		9:42AM			9:01AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	16	15	15	17	18	17	19	19	19	21	22	20	14	15	16	18	18	15	17	17	15	16
Low °C	16	15	14	15	17	16	17	17	17	20	21	14	14	14	14	16	15	13	15	15	15	16
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	16	18	17	19	18	19	21	22	20	13	15	14	18	17	14	17	17	15	16
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	7:16	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.9 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.5 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 E	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	12	10	18	16	16	14	13	13	7	8	9	9	10	10	9	13	12	7	8	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.7 E	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.5 N	0.2 S	1.0 S	0.2 NNW	0.5 E	0.1 E	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	4	9	10	8	14	5	10	13	12	12	11	5	15	6	9	8	8	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	-	-	-	0.8 E	1.1 ENE	0.6 NNW	3.0 NE	1.7 NNE	1.3 NNE	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	0.8 NNW	1.0 N	0.9 N	0.6 NNE	-	0.4 NW
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	5	5	10	7	7	6	-	4	-	-	-	4	5	5	4	-	3

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	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Breaker Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington
Rating	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	10	10	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	232	238	108	186	49	68	252	550	1124	1400	1631	1933	1884	1788	1550	1055	1175	1012
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			7:49AM 1.63				8:19PM 1.72				8:48AM 1.61				9:27PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)	1:55AM 0.50				2:04PM -0.02				2:41AM -0.01				3:22PM 0.53				3:59AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-
Temp. °C	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	18	18	17	17	16	14	15
Chill °C (?)	15	14	16	16	15	15	15	13	15	15	15	18	18	17	17	16	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:12	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	13	5	12	12	10	10	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.2 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	5	8	4	4	9	9	10	10	8	8	8	12	14	14	14	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	-	-
Period (s)	3	13	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	-	-