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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	Thu	Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	2	3	3	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	15	16	14	14	13	19	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12
Energy(?)	357	1835	513	1064	671	722	1495	2403	1077	1239	923	742	624	454	367	518	247	239	243	204	166	273
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:25AM		8:05PM	8:43AM		8:44PM	9:52AM		10:22PM	10:49AM	6:36AM	10:32PM	10:52AM		11:20PM	12:18PM		3:40AM		4:05PM	4:03AM
Low Tide / height (m)	1:03AM		1:45PM	2:22AM		2:13PM 12:16AM	2:54AM		4:08PM		4:38AM	4:18PM		4:38AM	5:48PM		6:10AM	6:28PM	8:45PM	10:36AM 12:09PM		9:22PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	17	17	18	16	17	18	17	17	19	16
Low °C	16	17	19	17	18	19	17	17	18	18	18	19	16	17	17	15	17	17	16	17	18	15
Chill °C (?)	17	17	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	17	17	18	16	17	18	17	17	19	16
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:51	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	13	15	16	14	14	13	19	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.3 N	0.4 W	0.4 NW	0.3 NNW	0.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.2 N	0.4 W	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 N
Period (s)	6	10	7	7	9	21	13	12	9	4	9	16	11	10	10	10	14	13	13	13	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thu	Friday 07	Saturday 08	Sun
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	16	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	20	19
Energy(?)	362	357	421	1479	1835	540	513	1463	1314	1064	1033	711	671	563	722	461	1171	1495
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					7:25AM 1.75				8:05PM 1.76				7:54AM 2.39				9:18PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)			1:03AM 0.68			12:55PM 0.67	1:05PM 0.64				2:22AM 0.72				3:02PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	19	20	18	18
Chill °C (?)	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	19	20	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	16	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.8 WSW	0.5 W	0.3 N	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 W	0.7 SW	0.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	7	6	16	6	10	7	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	24	21	22	20	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.5 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.3 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-