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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	Sat	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	2	3	3	2	4	3	1	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	0.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	14	10	14	13	10	14	14	13	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	9	12	10	12
Energy(?)	1491	2392	458	500	878	210	1332	615	461	522	1133	721	1463	653	450	206	388	332	520	268	214	322
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:48AM		4:06PM		4:38AM	4:24PM		4:53AM	5:18PM 3:06AM		5:54AM	6:23PM		7:41AM		7:34PM	8:50AM		12:48AM			1:43AM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:54AM	9:36PM	10:26PM	10:45AM		10:47PM	11:03AM		11:27PM	12:05PM		12:44AM		1:16PM 9:14AM	1:52AM		3:06PM		10:49AM 12:27PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	2	2	1	5	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	17	14	19	19	16	16	18	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	14	16	16	16	18	16
Low °C	12	16	16	11	17	18	15	15	18	15	17	17	14	16	16	11	13	15	15	16	17	15
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	14	19	19	16	16	18	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	14	16	16	16	18	16
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	0.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	10	14	10	10	13	10	14	14	13	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	9	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	0.3 N	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.8 WSW	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.3 WNW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.8 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNE	0.9 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 N
Period (s)	14	15	14	14	5	13	13	13	13	8	12	12	12	5	18	5	17	17	5	12	14	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-

	Sat	Sunday 05	Monday 06	Tue
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	14	14	14	10	10	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	10	13	14	14
Energy(?)	2047	1491	3288	2887	2392	533	458	1809	1576	500	975	854	878	722	210	249	1370	1332
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:48AM 1.97				3:33PM 2.70				3:55AM 2.61					4:19PM 3.00
Low Tide / height (m)	9:36PM 0.41				9:54AM 0.46				9:46PM 0.26					10:45AM 0.50				11:20PM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	15	13	12	17	20	17	16	15	13	13	12	17	17	19	18	16	15
Chill °C (?)	18	14	11	10	17	20	16	16	15	13	13	11	17	17	19	18	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	15	10	14	14	14	10	10	14	14	10	13	13	13	13	10	9	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	1.6 WSW	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 N	0.6 N	1.1 WSW	0.4 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.0 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.3 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	5	5	14	5	5	5	16	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-