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South Island West Coast · New Zealand

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Where to surf

Westport Tauranga Bay12:34 PM–1:00 PM GMT+12

Large waves · Low confidence

13.6–13.7 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 3.6 kt · direction unavailable

Cautions
  • Large waves are forecast. Choose conditions that suit your experience.
Other places to check
  • Punakaiki · 12:34 PM–1:00 PM GMT+12 · Large waves
    11.9–12.0 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 5.7 kt onshore
Why this spot?
  • Light wind should keep the water smoother.

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South Island West Coast

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South Island West Coast surf forecast
SpotBreaking surfOutlookBest next 4hWindTideHourly timeline
Westport Tauranga BayWSW offshore model swell · 13.5 ft @ 10s
UnavailableLarge wavesLow confidence12:34 PM–1:00 PMWNW 3.6 ktonshoreUnavailableunavailable
PunakaikiWSW offshore model swell · 11.9 ft @ 10s
UnavailableLarge wavesLow confidence12:34 PM–1:00 PMWSW 5.7 ktonshoreUnavailableunavailable

South Island West Coast

2 spots

Westport Tauranga Bay

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WSW 13.5 ft @ 10s

Large wavesLow confidenceWhen to go12:34 PM–1:00 PM
WindWNW 3.6 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailable
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable1.9Unavailable
UUnavailable3.6Unavailable
UUnavailable6.9Unavailable
UUnavailable6.7Unavailable
Open hourly forecast

Punakaiki

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WSW 11.9 ft @ 10s

Large wavesLow confidenceWhen to go12:34 PM–1:00 PM
WindWSW 5.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailable
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable1.8Unavailable
UUnavailable5.7Unavailable
UUnavailable7.7Unavailable
UUnavailable8.2Unavailable
Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

DaySurfBest periodWhereWind
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–14 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–13 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–12.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–16.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–22.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 2.5–16.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–11.5 kt varying direction
Forecast sources 2/6 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Report or official forecast

MetService New Zealand Surf Forecasts

The checked MetService public marine/surf response exposes an HTML application shell but no stable named-spot payload, timestamp schema, units, or update contract; no forecast is scraped.
UnavailableNo source time

Wave observation

New Zealand Regional Wave Buoy Pages

Westport Harbour reports its local buoy offline and not transmitting; the regional dashboard marks its October 2025 values as equipment malfunction. Distant Fairway Beacon and Golden Bay buoys are not substituted.
UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction

NIWA Tide Forecasting API

NIWA tide requests require an API key; no credential bypass is attempted and no station, datum, timezone, or current value is available.
UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction

LINZ Tide Predictions and Sea-Level Data

LINZ is retained as an official tide-table reference, but no spot-specific station, distance, chart datum, timezone, and current response is connected.
UnavailableNo source time

Forecast model

Open-Meteo Marine API

2 of 2 configured model points available
Current