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

	Wed		Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wed
	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	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SE	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.0 WSW	1.0 ESE	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 E	1.6 SW	1.1 N	1.2 WSW	0.9 NW	1.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	10	10	16	10	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	12	9	15	10	14	13	12
Energy(?)	609	328	289	482	525	210	266	330	307	210	704	805	1042	623	692	213	239	1251	216	538	295	396
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:26AM	7:59AM		7:42PM	8:09AM			6:29AM	2:02PM	2:22AM	4:30AM	2:39PM	9:27PM	9:45AM	3:46PM	3:43AM	11:31AM	7:03PM		5:38AM
Low Tide / height (m)				1:43PM	1:53AM		2:21PM	10:40PM	12:44PM		8:19PM	10:38AM			4:07AM		9:37PM	5:21AM		12:38AM	12:23PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	14	12	15	15	14	16	19	15	17	18	14	17	18	19	19	24	14	15	20	15	18	18
Low °C	13	12	14	14	13	15	19	13	16	18	11	14	18	15	15	23	13	15	18	13	18	17
Chill °C (?)	13	12	13	13	14	14	19	15	17	18	13	16	18	19	19	24	13	15	20	15	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:24	-
Sunset	9:00	-	-	9:31	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:24	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:01	-	-	8:58
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SE	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE	0.8 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 ESE	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 N	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.1 N	1.2 WSW	1.1 N	1.2 NW
Period (s)	10	9	10	17	16	10	16	14	14	9	14	13	13	13	15	12	15	15	10	14	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 SSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 N	0.3 WSW	1.2 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SE	0.9 E	0.5 W	0.1 SE	0.9 NW	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	11	11	18	11	10	15	12	6	12	14	20	18	9	18	16	19	8	9	17	9	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 NE	1.6 E	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.6 ESE	-	0.2 NNE	0.5 E	0.3 W	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	10	-	4	-	-	-	-	7	3	-	5	3	2	9	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Long Point Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SE	0.9 WSW	1.9 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.6 E	0.6 W	0.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 E
Period(s) (?)	10	13	9	9	9	8	10	10	10	18	18	16	18	10	10	16	16	11
Energy(?)	609	249	554	328	255	201	289	250	482	232	249	525	240	206	210	266	266	85
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-flow	high	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			7:32PM 1.40										1:06AM 2.93		7:26AM 1.97		1:24PM 3.06
Low Tide / height (m)					1:03AM 0.12						7:01PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	15	13	12	12	12	14	14	15	18	16	14	14	12	15	18	19	18
Chill °C (?)	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	18	16	14	13	11	14	18	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SE	0.9 WSW	1.8 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 E
Period (s)	10	13	9	9	9	8	10	10	17	12	18	16	18	10	10	16	16	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.5 N	0.4 ESE	0.2 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 S	0.9 WSW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.5 WSW	0.3 SE	0.5 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 S
Period (s)	11	14	11	11	11	11	18	17	11	18	12	10	11	16	15	12	12	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.9 SSE	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	1.6 E	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	-	-	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	9	-	-	-	4	-	10	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	7

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