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. Read More

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South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Thu		Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			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	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Porridge Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	All Day Bay Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	5	5	4	4	3	6	6	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	1.9 NNW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 W	1.4 WSW	6.0 S	4.5 SE	6.0 S	5.0 S	3.5 SE	3.0 SSE	2.1 ESE	2.5 SE	2.2 SE	2.2 SE	1.8 SE	2.3 NNW	1.1 SE	2.5 NW	3.0 SSW	3.5 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	10	9	8	9
Energy(?)	885	3158	3870	1780	1445	550	10001	5718	10355	7322	3021	2394	1095	1456	1100	1026	626	755	200	974	1073	1814
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (ft)	5:36PM	6:39PM	7:45AM		8:10PM	8:33AM		8:57PM NaN	8:27AM		8:51PM	9:10AM	4:11PM	9:08PM	9:51AM	4:56PM		5:16AM	1:59PM	2:20AM		2:28PM
Low Tide / height (ft)		12:52AM		2:48PM	2:23AM		2:45PM			2:39PM		3:01AM			3:43AM		11:13PM	11:26AM	NaN	9:35PM	6:53AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (in)	-	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	0.1	0.1	-
High °F	55	43	46	50	50	50	48	39	48	50	39	46	46	41	46	50	52	55	54	54	46	46
Low °F	50	39	41	48	48	46	46	39	45	45	39	41	43	39	41	46	48	54	52	52	46	45
Chill °F (?)	54	37	45	46	46	46	41	30	41	45	32	41	45	36	43	48	50	54	52	52	41	41
Sunrise	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	5:04	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58
Swell1 (ft) & direction	1.9 NNW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 W	1.4 WSW	0.7 NE	4.5 SE	5.0 S	4.5 S	3.5 SE	3.0 SSE	2.1 ESE	2.5 SE	2.2 SE	2.2 SE	1.8 SE	2.3 NNW	1.1 SE	2.5 NW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	10	9	9	9
Swell2 (ft) & direction	-	0.2 SSE	0.7 N	0.5 NW	0.4 N	0.3 N	-	0.2 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 WNW	0.9 ENE	0.3 WSW	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	9	9	8	8	8	-	13	11	11	13	12	16	11	11	11	12	9	7	20	10	10
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	6.0 S	2.4 SW	6.0 S	5.0 S	0.5 W	2.2 SSW	-	1.4 SSW	-	-	0.6 NE	-	1.4 N	-	3.0 SSW	3.5 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	12	7	12	12	5	7	-	6	-	-	5	-	6	-	8	9

	Thursday 05			Friday 06								Saturday 07
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	6	6	6
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	1.9 NNW	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	3.5 S	1.9 W	1.4 WSW	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 SSE
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	9	12	12	11	12	12
Energy(?)	885	1249	3397	3158	3508	3368	3870	3990	1780	2498	2053	1445	2119	1062	550	9033	10001	11173
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (ft)			7:19PM 5.51				7:45AM 5.71				7:24PM 7.64		2:11AM 4.2		7:43AM 7.78		2:41PM 4.17
Low Tide / height (ft)					1:32AM 2.46				1:09PM 2.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (in)	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Temp. °F	55	48	45	41	43	41	41	46	50	48	50	50	46	46	46	48	48	46
Chill °F (?)	54	43	41	36	39	37	36	45	46	45	46	46	43	46	41	41	41	39
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-
Sunset	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	1.9 NNW	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	0.7 NE	1.9 W	1.4 WSW	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	9	12	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (ft) & direction	-	2.0 WSW	1.2 N	0.2 SSE	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 N	0.4 N	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	-	-	1.1 NE
Period (s)	-	11	11	9	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	-	8	8	-	-	13
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 S	-	0.3 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	3	11	12	12

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