Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf

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

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

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Kaikoura and Marlborough Wavefinder

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	Wed		Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	2	5	5	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 NE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.8 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.9 S	2.3 S	1.8 S
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	12	12	13	17	15	14	14	13	15	14	13	12	12	14	14
Energy(?)	51	1384	1033	541	528	1070	4547	3148	1891	1762	1210	1841	1411	1001	694	1062	1918	1214
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		10:38PM	11:07AM		11:43PM	11:59AM		12:37AM		1:06PM	1:33AM 10:49PM		1:48PM	2:28AM		3:04PM		3:24AM
Low Tide / height (m)	4:30PM		5:01AM	5:16PM	4:30PM	5:54AM		6:18PM	6:56AM		7:14PM	7:50AM		8:13PM	8:44AM		9:12PM	9:39AM 5:11AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	11	10	11	10	12	12	11	13	13	12	14	14	11	14	13	11	13
Low °C	12	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	12	11	12	12	10	13	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	12	9	8	10	9	12	12	11	12	13	12	14	14	10	13	12	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:20
Sunset	5:28	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.8 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.6 SSW	0.2 E	1.8 S
Period (s)	6	13	12	12	12	13	17	15	14	14	13	15	14	13	12	12	9	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.2 E	1.1 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.5 N	0.5 NW	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	11	12	16	7	7	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	5	5	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.8 N	0.4 SSW	1.9 S	2.3 S	-
Period (s)	4	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	5	3	12	14	-

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	2	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.8 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	13	19	17	16
Energy(?)	51	586	1018	1384	816	1106	1033	669	541	522	510	528	510	411	1070	4441	4547	4449
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on
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
High Tide / height (m)				10:38PM 1.91				11:16AM 1.39				11:43PM 1.56					12:10PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)		4:23PM 0.52				5:01AM 0.49				5:23PM 0.17					6:03AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	2	6	6	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	11	11	10	9	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	12	10	9	8	8	6	8	8	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-
Sunset	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 S	1.8 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	6	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	10	13	19	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	1.3 S	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	11	13	13	12	12	16	16	7	7	7	6	7	9	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	5	6	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-