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 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef 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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	2	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SSW	3.0 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 SE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.1 NE	1.3 NNE	1.8 NNE	0.8 NE	0.3 SSW	1.8 NNW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 E	1.2 NNE
Period(s) (?)	7	12	10	9	8	8	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	7	8	15	7	15	13	9	6
Energy(?)	590	2074	867	551	93	64	42	51	56	14	13	10	53	87	306	69	44	333	72	34	28	87
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:56AM		7:10PM	7:41AM		8:04PM	8:17AM		8:59PM	9:02AM	6:48AM	9:25PM	9:47AM		10:11PM	10:34AM			6:02AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:33AM		1:04PM	1:17AM		1:54PM 12:33AM	2:11AM		3:06PM	3:02AM		3:26PM	3:31AM		4:11PM		4:17AM	4:58PM	9:43PM			9:32PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	10	9	17	18	18	17	15	13	17	18	16	22	23	21	20	17	11	16	19	18
Low °C	7	9	9	8	14	18	17	16	13	12	16	16	16	20	22	17	19	17	9	12	18	16
Chill °C (?)	4	7	8	8	17	18	18	17	14	12	16	17	15	22	23	21	20	17	9	15	19	18
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	1.8 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 SE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 S	0.8 ENE	1.3 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NNE	1.1 N	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.6 NE
Period (s)	8	15	10	9	8	8	6	5	7	7	5	5	15	5	7	8	6	7	4	6	6	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 NE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 N	0.4 SSW	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E
Period (s)	15	-	14	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	7	7	7	7	10	16	15	16	15	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	3.0 S	2.1 S	-	0.7 NNE	0.8 NE	1.6 NNE	0.9 NE	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	-	0.7 ENE	1.1 NE	1.3 NNE	1.8 NNE	-	1.9 N	1.8 NNW	-	0.2 ENE	0.8 NE	1.2 NNE
Period (s)	7	12	10	-	4	6	6	6	3	4	-	3	5	5	7	-	6	7	-	2	4	6

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	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Propellers Wellington	Airport Rights 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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	2	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	9	10	12	11	10	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	6	6
Energy(?)	582	590	859	1714	2074	1326	867	563	838	551	263	215	93	91	64	87	54	42
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:48AM 1.44					7:23PM 1.50				7:32AM 1.45				7:55PM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)		12:42AM 0.29					1:17PM 0.29				1:17AM 0.30				1:54PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	6	7	9	10	10	9	9	8	8	10	14	17	18	18	17	18
Chill °C (?)	4	2	2	4	6	7	8	8	8	6	7	10	14	17	18	18	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 NNE	0.1 NE	0.2 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.5 S	0.8 NE
Period (s)	7	8	14	15	15	15	10	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SE	0.5 S
Period (s)	8	15	8	-	-	15	14	9	9	9	14	14	9	9	9	12	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.5 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.6 NNE
Period (s)	7	7	9	10	12	11	10	-	-	-	3	4	4	5	6	6	6	6