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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	Thu		Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thu
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Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Propellers Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	2	5	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 S	1.9 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	1.1 NNE	0.6 NE	0.2 S	1.3 NNE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	9	14	13	11	10	10	10	8	6	7	7	8	9	9	12	12	12	14	13	11	12	7
Energy(?)	43	201	3722	1394	745	377	260	115	77	44	4	202	30	43	50	82	85	68	86	62	99	140
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	off	off	on	on	glass	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		8:56PM	9:20AM		9:44PM	10:19AM		10:40PM	11:05AM 9:03PM		11:26PM	12:03PM		12:23AM	12:55PM		1:17AM		4:59AM	12:32AM	12:06PM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:03AM		3:45PM	3:51AM	4:02AM	4:40PM		4:49AM	5:22PM		5:42AM	6:24PM		6:35AM 3:14AM		7:12PM	7:30AM	4:22PM		8:29AM	5:08PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	17	15	14	13	17	18	20	23	22	20	20	20	16	18	17	14	20	21	20	23	25
Low °C	19	15	15	14	13	16	17	18	21	20	19	19	19	14	18	17	13	19	20	17	20	25
Chill °C (?)	23	17	14	14	12	16	18	20	23	22	20	20	20	16	18	17	12	20	21	20	23	25
Sunrise	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-
Sunset	8:49	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:54
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	2.1 S	2.4 S	1.9 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 NE	0.2 S	1.3 NNE	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.4 E	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 NE	0.6 S	1.1 NE
Period (s)	9	14	14	11	10	10	10	8	8	7	7	8	5	9	5	12	12	14	13	6	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.6 S	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	0.5 NNW	0.1 E	0.6 NE	0.5 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 NNE	0.2 E	0.5 S	0.1 N	0.7 S
Period (s)	5	9	-	-	-	10	4	11	5	8	7	10	9	4	12	5	4	5	10	11	7	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	-	3.5 SSW	-	-	0.3 N	0.4 E	0.6 NE	1.1 NNE	-	1.7 NNE	1.4 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.6 N	0.2 SSW	0.5 NE	0.3 SW	0.4 ENE	2.4 NNE
Period (s)	3	-	13	-	-	2	3	4	6	-	8	6	-	-	-	4	3	2	4	2	5	7

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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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Airport Rights Wellington	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Propellers Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington
Rating	1	1	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Energy(?)	43	40	40	201	684	1223	3722	2913	1394	990	648	745	546	400	377	318	260	235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:56PM 1.34				9:27AM 1.49				9:44PM 1.35	10:01PM 1.53				10:19AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)					3:03AM 0.23				3:53PM 0.21					4:02AM 0.62				4:53PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	19	16	17	16	14	15	15	14	15	15	13	13	13	16	17	18	17
Chill °C (?)	23	19	16	17	16	14	14	14	14	15	15	12	12	13	16	16	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SE	0.7 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	2.1 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	9	9	4	14	14	14	14	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	-	-	1.1 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.3 NNW
Period (s)	5	5	9	9	4	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9	10	3	4	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.6 SE	-	-	0.4 SSE	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.6 NNW	0.4 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	3	4	4	-	-	4	13	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	3	4