New Zealand Surf

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

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New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	6	9	9	10
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	15	18
Energy(?)	4276	3021	3809	6211	5386	3209	3416	3574	3137	1364	2270	5124	4005	4504	4339	7526	11628	10095
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:57AM		12:25AM			1:16AM		1:42PM	2:06AM		2:33PM	2:56AM 11:57AM		3:25PM		3:28AM	4:17PM
Low Tide / height (m)			6:09PM	6:34AM	4:30PM	7:01PM 5:44AM	7:24AM		7:53PM	8:14AM		8:46PM	9:06AM		9:59PM	9:39AM		10:34PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	9	9	9	8	10	11	8	12	15	7	6	7	7	8	7	7
Low °C	8	9	6	8	7	6	7	9	7	8	14	5	6	5	3	7	7	5
Chill °C (?)	7	11	5	6	6	5	7	9	6	11	14	4	5	7	4	5	3	3
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	5:39	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	0.2 ENE	0.1 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.3 E	2.3 SSE
Period (s)	14	14	14	10	21	14	13	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	12	14	12	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	-	0.8 S	-	-	0.5 S	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	1.1 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	1.1 SW	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	-	11	-	-	19	-	14	13	9	8	12	11	11	15	12	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 WSW	1.1 WNW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 SSE	-	-	-	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	14	6	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	14	14	15	18

	Sunday 05	Monday 06	Tuesday 07
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13
Energy(?)	5124	3030	4276	3746	3021	4932	5325	3809	4084	3933	6211	6417	5386	5251	3794	3209	3971	3543
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:57AM 1.97					12:25AM 2.01				12:50PM 2.07				1:16AM 2.05
Low Tide / height (m)							6:09PM 0.04				6:34AM 0.04				7:17PM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	8	10	11	9	7	7	6	9	8	9	9	7	6	6	6	6
Chill °C (?)	6	6	5	7	11	6	4	4	3	5	4	6	6	4	4	2	3	2
Sunrise	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 SW	4.0 SW	1.9 S	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	10	-	21	13	13	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	1.0 S	1.0 S	-	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.5 S	-	-
Period (s)	11	10	13	12	-	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	9	19	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 NW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	1.1 WNW	1.1 NW	1.5 WNW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	14	14	14	6	5	6	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-