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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	Sat	Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Fri
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	5	6	5	3	4	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 E	0.6 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.9 NE	1.6 ENE	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	3.0 S
Period(s) (?)	9	8	11	11	13	13	13	13	7	12	13	12	8	10	10	9	12	18
Energy(?)	99	52	62	88	59	229	290	89	50	45	257	797	1777	3438	1505	373	698	5871
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	on	off	glass	off	off	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:58AM 7:34PM		8:21PM	8:45AM		9:08PM	9:33AM		9:58PM	10:24AM		10:49PM	11:16AM 7:58AM	8:18AM	11:45PM		12:07PM
Low Tide / height (m)	2:24AM		2:05PM	2:44AM		2:52PM		3:32AM 1:57AM	3:40PM		4:21AM	4:30PM		5:11AM	5:24PM		6:03AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	17	2	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	17	15	15	14	14	17	18	15	12	6	8	12	12	10	13	13
Low °C	12	14	16	13	14	13	13	15	17	13	10	6	6	10	11	9	12	10
Chill °C (?)	15	16	17	15	15	13	12	17	18	13	10	1	4	11	10	9	13	13
Sunrise	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:16	-
Sunset	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:25
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.9 NE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.2 E	2.5 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	9	8	8	11	10	13	13	6	7	12	13	12	12	11	9	9	12	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 E	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSW	-	0.1 E	0.3 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	15	14	11	4	13	10	6	13	13	6	6	14	-	14	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.4 NNE	1.0 NE	0.9 NNE	-	0.4 NW	0.7 NNW	0.9 NNE	-	0.5 N	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	0.4 SW	-
Period (s)	4	3	4	4	-	3	4	6	-	3	3	4	8	10	10	-	3	-

	Sat	Sunday 28	Monday 29	Tue
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	8	8	11	11	11	11	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	199	99	78	76	52	50	62	66	91	88	58	51	59	171	229	225	239	290
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	7:45PM 1.60				7:58AM 1.33				8:21PM 1.47				8:45AM 1.33					9:17PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)			1:57AM 0.29				2:05PM 0.29				2:44AM 0.28					3:07PM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	13	12	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	14	13	15	13
Chill °C (?)	10	13	12	12	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	13	11	15	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	5	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.8 SSW	0.1 E
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	11	11	8	8	4	8	8	13	10	10	11	13	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.1 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	0.7 NE	0.9 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.4 N	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 NW	0.5 NNW	1.5 NNE	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	-	4	3	3	5	4