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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	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	15	14	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	11	10	10	10	14	13
Energy(?)	203	196	123	112	153	293	566	317	346	350	264	138	83	133	125	221	467	523
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:15AM		11:40PM		12:06PM	12:30AM 11:15AM		12:54PM	1:16AM		1:40PM	2:01AM		2:22PM	2:39AM		3:14PM	11:40PM
Low Tide / height (m)		5:22PM		6:03AM		6:11PM	6:48AM		6:59PM	7:33AM		7:45PM 5:22PM	8:07AM		8:30PM	8:59AM		9:15PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	16	13	13	11	14	15	14	18	19	12	13	15	14	16	18	14
Low °C	14	16	14	12	12	10	14	14	14	16	17	10	11	13	13	14	16	13
Chill °C (?)	17	17	16	11	12	10	12	15	14	18	19	9	11	15	14	15	18	12
Sunrise	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:56	-	-
Sunset	-	5:50	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:42	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 S	0.7 S	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	10	14	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	11	10	10	10	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.6 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.1 E	0.4 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	15	8	8	15	10	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	14	9	5	4	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.4 NE	0.8 NNW	-	-	-	0.2 N	-	0.3 NE	0.5 NNW	0.1 SW	-	0.5 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	5	3	4	-	-	-	5	-	2	4	2	-	4	5

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	14	11	11	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	17	16	16	15	14
Energy(?)	203	203	196	113	126	123	112	115	112	109	153	161	156	293	539	604	566	429
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:15AM 1.39				11:40PM 1.51					12:06PM 1.36				12:15AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)				5:30PM 0.61				6:00AM 0.25					6:17PM 0.63				6:46AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	17	17	14	16	15	15	14	12	13	13	12	13	11	12	12	14	15
Chill °C (?)	14	17	17	12	16	15	15	13	10	11	12	11	13	11	11	11	12	15
Sunrise	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-
Sunset	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	1.0 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	14	11	11	11	11	10	10	14	4	5	17	16	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	15	8	8	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	10	15	14	5	5	5	5	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	-	0.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 E	0.8 NNW	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	3	4	4	5	4	5	3	3	5	4	4