Tarpaulin Beach

Name: Tarpaulin Beach Surf Spot
Address: Southland, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Southland, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 9:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 8 s going to ESE, strong cross-onshore wind going to SSE

Swell

0.2 m

ESE

8 s

Wind

34 km/h

SSE

Cross-onshore

Tide

0.7 m

Falling

Weather

12 °C

Light rain

12 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	E	16 km/h · 60 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	E	18 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.5 m	Mostly clear · 12 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	E	21 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.9 m	Mostly clear · 12 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 5 s	E	23 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	2.1 m	Mostly clear · 12 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ESE	24 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	2.1 m	Mostly clear · 12 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	ESE	25 km/h · 56 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.9 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	23 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.6 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	23 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.1 m	Partly cloudy · 12 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	27 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	28 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	30 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.4 m	Partly cloudy · 15 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	31 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	28 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.9 m	Mostly clear · 17 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	29 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 17 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	29 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.7 m	Overcast · 17 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	26 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	2 m	Overcast · 17 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	25 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	2.1 m	Partly cloudy · 16 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	25 km/h · 63 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	2 m	Overcast · 16 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	24 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.7 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	31 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.3 m	Drizzle · 13 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	35 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.9 m	Light showers · 12 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 8 s	ESE	34 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.7 m	Light rain · 12 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	SE	33 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.5 m	Light rain · 12 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 5 s	SE	25 km/h · 71 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.6 m	Light rain · 11 °C