South Island New Zealand Surf

Detailed South Island New Zealand 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 South Island New Zealand. 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 South Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Thu		Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thu
	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 South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Lyall Bay Wellington	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 SW	1.7 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	18	16	15	15	14	15
Energy(?)	3051	1178	1204	1408	1562	1106	855	885	1761	2872	1333	1137	1762	1458	1597	3419	1775	2875	2002	1390	1031	1028
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		10:17PM	10:35AM		11:02PM	10:55AM			4:12AM	4:18PM			2:18PM	2:40AM		3:08PM			5:03PM		4:38AM	5:37PM
Low Tide / height (m)			4:23AM	4:50PM		4:43AM	5:09PM	10:05PM 8:31PM	10:25AM		9:59PM	8:07AM		8:33PM	8:54AM		12:08AM	9:40AM		11:52PM	10:19AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	16	18	15	13	15	17	14	10	11	11	13	13	10	14	12	15	19	20	18	17	20
Low °C	13	15	17	13	11	12	14	10	9	11	11	11	11	9	10	12	14	16	18	17	13	18
Chill °C (?)	12	16	18	14	12	15	17	13	8	9	10	11	12	10	13	10	15	19	20	18	17	20
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:04	-	-	7:33	-	-	8:07	-
Sunset	7:42	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 SW	1.7 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	15	16	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	13	13	13	13	15	18	16	15	15	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.1 N	-	0.1 E	-	-	0.5 S	0.8 WSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 S	1.8 S	0.3 ENE	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	9	10	-	7	-	-	14	12	6	7	7	7	8	-	20	16	8	14	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.1 SW	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	1.1 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	6	6	3	4

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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 South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3051	1109	1082	1178	1121	1121	1204	2207	1408	1305	1317	1562	1361	1177	1106	1010	855	1863
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				10:17PM 2.80					2:57PM 2.51			12:27AM 2.24				12:44PM 2.36	3:14PM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)											8:22PM -0.04			6:36AM 0.03				6:56PM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	16	16	15	15	15	17	15	15	14	12	12	12	11	12	15	17	16
Chill °C (?)	12	16	16	15	15	15	17	14	14	13	11	11	11	9	11	15	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	0.8 SW	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.5 SW
Period (s)	9	-	-	10	11	16	-	7	7	9	7	-	-	-	-	-	14	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12

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