West Coast South Island Surf

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

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West Coast South Island 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 West Coast South Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the West Coast South Island coastline are also listed below.

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West Coast South Island Wavefinder

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	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston 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	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.3 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 W	1.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 W	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	10	11	10	13	9	8	10	12	12	12	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	14
Energy(?)	2243	1771	1053	1994	1083	282	264	240	267	647	202	284	1448	3319	2692	1714	1010	678	482	408	362	277
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	off	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:04PM		3:26AM	3:14PM		3:59AM	4:40PM	2:30PM	5:29AM	5:55PM		7:12AM		6:49PM	7:12AM		7:56PM		1:00PM	12:52AM
Low Tide / height (m)			9:14PM 8:45AM	9:49AM		9:32PM	10:23AM		10:55PM	11:54AM		12:03AM		12:43PM	12:55AM 8:32PM		1:39PM	2:01AM	6:43AM		7:04PM 11:42PM	6:45AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	9	-	8	13	3	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	21	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	13	15	16	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	16
Low °C	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	15	11	13	14	12	12	13	11	12	13	13	15
Chill °C (?)	21	18	18	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	13	15	16	12	14	14	13	12	12	13	16
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	6:04	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.3 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.5 N	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 W	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	2.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	10	11	10	8	9	8	10	12	9	12	9	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 N	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.2 NNE	0.8 WSW	0.1 W	1.6 SW	-	0.1 N	0.4 NE	0.8 N	0.5 N	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	15	16	16	14	14	13	7	13	13	6	12	20	17	-	12	5	6	5	4	4	4	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 N	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.4 NNW	2.3 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.7 NNE	0.9 WSW	1.4 NNW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	10	13	8	9	9	9
Energy(?)	2243	1938	1771	1584	1111	1053	1351	1412	1994	1429	1083	660	517	282	243	230	264	297
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				3:04PM 1.69			2:54AM 2.29					3:27PM 2.20				3:48AM 2.38
Low Tide / height (m)	8:45AM 0.60				8:32PM 0.82					9:24AM 1.25				9:45PM 0.87				10:23AM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	7	-	-	-	-	3	6	7	6	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	21	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	21	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	15
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 N	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.4 NNW	2.3 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.7 NNE	1.5 N	1.4 NNW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	10	8	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 W	1.1 NNW	0.8 N	0.6 N
Period (s)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	9	8	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 WSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	-	-	-	-