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68 surf spots, 7 ski resorts, 8 sailing spots and 2 dive sites in South Island.

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Waimakariri Sailing Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Wind 10–14 kn · Water 14°C
91Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue43, Poor
2. Wed90, Good
3. Thu100, Good
4. Fri100, Good
5. Sat75, Good
6. Sun84, Good
7. Mon98, Good
Stay in Kaiapoi
Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Wind 3–8 kn · Water 15°C
26Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue63, Good, the best day
2. Wed53, Fair
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri16, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Greymouth
Sandfly Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
55Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue68, Good
2. Wed81, Good, the best day
3. Thu49, Fair
4. Fri22, Poor
5. Sat27, Poor
6. Sun44, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair
Stay in Port Chalmers
Haldanes
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 13°C · Crumbling
53Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue53, Fair
2. Wed78, Good, the best day
3. Thu36, Poor
4. Fri18, Poor
5. Sat33, Poor
6. Sun61, Good
7. Mon45, Fair
Stay in Slope Point
Smailis Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 13°C · Hollow
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue58, Fair
2. Wed80, Good, the best day
3. Thu47, Fair
4. Fri25, Poor
5. Sat21, Poor
6. Sun42, Poor
7. Mon40, Poor
Stay in Dunedin
Blackhead
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 13°C · Hollow
49Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue63, Good
2. Wed84, Good, the best day
3. Thu41, Poor
4. Fri17, Poor
5. Sat20, Poor
6. Sun34, Poor
7. Mon34, Poor
Stay in Dunedin
Blaketown wedge
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 16°C · Soft
49Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue20, Poor
2. Wed55, Fair
3. Thu25, Poor
4. Fri25, Poor
5. Sat31, Poor
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon74, Good, the best day
Stay in Greymouth
Dinner Plates
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 12°C · Crumbling
49Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue46, Fair
2. Wed77, Good, the best day
3. Thu31, Poor
4. Fri23, Poor
5. Sat33, Poor
6. Sun58, Fair
7. Mon37, Poor
Stay in Slope Point
The tip
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 16°C · Soft
46Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue20, Poor
2. Wed39, Poor
3. Thu21, Poor
4. Fri38, Poor
5. Sat31, Poor
6. Sun60, Good
7. Mon71, Good, the best day
Stay in Greymouth
Tomahawk Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
46Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue55, Fair
2. Wed76, Good, the best day
3. Thu42, Poor
4. Fri13, Poor
5. Sat20, Poor
6. Sun37, Poor
7. Mon37, Poor
Stay in Dunedin
nine mile
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 16°C
46Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue34, Poor
2. Wed35, Poor
3. Thu36, Poor
4. Fri21, Poor
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun56, Fair
7. Mon66, Good, the best day
Stay in Westport
Secret Spot
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 13°C
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue60, Good
2. Wed62, Good, the best day
3. Thu36, Poor
4. Fri42, Poor
5. Sat19, Poor
6. Sun32, Poor
7. Mon32, Poor
Stay in Mosgiel
St Kilda Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 13°C · Crumbling
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue53, Fair
2. Wed81, Good, the best day
3. Thu38, Poor
4. Fri16, Poor
5. Sat18, Poor
6. Sun35, Poor
7. Mon31, Poor
Stay in Dunedin
Hickory Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 14°C · Crumbling
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue22, Poor
2. Wed63, Good, the best day
3. Thu40, Poor
4. Fri54, Fair
5. Sat27, Poor
6. Sun37, Poor
7. Mon41, Poor
Stay in Okains Bay
Papatowai
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 12°C · Soft
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue45, Fair
2. Wed64, Good, the best day
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri21, Poor
5. Sat24, Poor
6. Sun51, Fair
7. Mon39, Poor
Stay in Owaka
Haast Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–6 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue43, Poor
2. Wed37, Poor
3. Thu30, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat31, Poor
6. Sun58, Fair
7. Mon71, Good, the best day
Stay in Haast
Greens beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 15°C · Soft
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue57, Fair
2. Wed37, Poor
3. Thu45, Fair
4. Fri24, Poor
5. Sat29, Poor
6. Sun63, Good, the best day
7. Mon29, Poor
Stay in Pukekura
St Clair
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
43Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue56, Fair
2. Wed61, Good, the best day
3. Thu40, Poor
4. Fri20, Poor
5. Sat20, Poor
6. Sun33, Poor
7. Mon34, Poor
Stay in Dunedin
Westport Breakwater
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 16°C · Soft
43Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue32, Poor
2. Wed32, Poor
3. Thu31, Poor
4. Fri21, Poor
5. Sat37, Poor
6. Sun55, Fair
7. Mon66, Good, the best day
Stay in Westport
Magnet Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 14°C · Crumbling
43Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue34, Poor
2. Wed77, Good, the best day
3. Thu59, Fair
4. Fri19, Poor
5. Sat23, Poor
6. Sun22, Poor
7. Mon27, Poor
Stay in Te Oka
Brighton
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 13°C · Crumbling
41Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue49, Fair
2. Wed65, Good, the best day
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri37, Poor
5. Sat16, Poor
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon27, Poor
Stay in Mosgiel
Brighton Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 13°C · Crumbling
41Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue49, Fair
2. Wed65, Good, the best day
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri37, Poor
5. Sat16, Poor
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon27, Poor
Stay in Mosgiel
CB's
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
40Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue16, Poor
2. Wed42, Poor
3. Thu38, Poor
4. Fri62, Good, the best day
5. Sat25, Poor
6. Sun35, Poor
7. Mon33, Poor
Stay in Kaikoura
Porpoise Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue47, Fair
2. Wed61, Good, the best day
3. Thu19, Poor
4. Fri13, Poor
5. Sat20, Poor
6. Sun36, Poor
7. Mon25, Poor
Stay in Owaka
Riviera's
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–7 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue50, Fair
2. Wed27, Poor
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat28, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon63, Good, the best day
Stay in Haast
Cobden Tiphead
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–6 ft · Water 16°C · Soft
35Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue20, Poor
2. Wed37, Poor
3. Thu26, Poor
4. Fri22, Poor
5. Sat32, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon67, Good, the best day
Stay in Greymouth
Go Dive Pacific
Dive site · New Zealand · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.1–0.3 m · Water 15°C
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue64, Good
2. Wed67, Good
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri63, Good
5. Sat66, Good
6. Sun62, Good
7. Mon68, Good, the best day
Stay in Wellington
Dive Otago
Dive site · New Zealand · Open Water divers and up
Water 13°C
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue64, Good
2. Wed61, Good
3. Thu64, Good
4. Fri64, Good
5. Sat64, Good
6. Sun64, Good
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Dunedin
Marakura Yacht Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Wind 1–10 kn
13Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri23, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun46, Fair, the best day
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Te Anau
Long Point
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 12°C · Hollow
47Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue46, Fair
2. Wed58, Fair
3. Thu40, Poor
4. Fri25, Poor
5. Sat30, Poor
6. Sun58, Fair
7. Mon44, Poor
Stay in Owaka
Mangamaunu
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
42Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue17, Poor
2. Wed48, Fair
3. Thu46, Fair
4. Fri51, Fair, the best day
5. Sat26, Poor
6. Sun40, Poor
7. Mon32, Poor
Stay in Kaikoura
Gore Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue17, Poor
2. Wed31, Poor
3. Thu25, Poor
4. Fri59, Fair, the best day
5. Sat29, Poor
6. Sun40, Poor
7. Mon37, Poor
Stay in Cheviot
Katiki
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue17, Poor
2. Wed37, Poor
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri45, Fair
5. Sat30, Poor
6. Sun32, Poor
7. Mon48, Fair, the best day
Stay in Hillgrove
Tarangua Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 3–6 ft · Water 16°C · Crumbling
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue44, Poor
2. Wed32, Poor
3. Thu48, Fair
4. Fri9, Poor
5. Sat27, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon57, Fair, the best day
Stay in Carters Beach
Meatworks (near Maungamanu)
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 14°C
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue18, Poor
2. Wed36, Poor
3. Thu29, Poor
4. Fri56, Fair, the best day
5. Sat23, Poor
6. Sun42, Poor
7. Mon36, Poor
Wairaiki
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 15°C · Soft
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue39, Poor
2. Wed26, Poor
3. Thu28, Poor
4. Fri38, Poor
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun15, Poor
7. Mon49, Fair, the best day
Cross Roads
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue18, Poor
2. Wed36, Poor
3. Thu32, Poor
4. Fri59, Fair, the best day
5. Sat26, Poor
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon36, Poor
Stay in Oamaru
Golf links
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue18, Poor
2. Wed36, Poor
3. Thu32, Poor
4. Fri58, Fair, the best day
5. Sat28, Poor
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon36, Poor
Stay in Oamaru
Raupo Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue22, Poor
2. Wed17, Poor
3. Thu23, Poor
4. Fri45, Fair
5. Sat35, Poor
6. Sun37, Poor
7. Mon47, Fair, the best day
Stay in Okains Bay
Campbell´s bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue15, Poor
2. Wed30, Poor
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri52, Fair, the best day
5. Sat26, Poor
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon44, Poor
Stay in Oamaru
Kakanui
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue13, Poor
2. Wed30, Poor
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri53, Fair, the best day
5. Sat26, Poor
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon45, Fair
Stay in Oamaru
THE DUMP
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue13, Poor
2. Wed30, Poor
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri52, Fair, the best day
5. Sat26, Poor
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon45, Fair
Stay in Oamaru
Stony Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
35Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue23, Poor
2. Wed17, Poor
3. Thu21, Poor
4. Fri36, Poor
5. Sat37, Poor
6. Sun37, Poor
7. Mon47, Fair, the best day
Stay in Okains Bay
Stonebridge Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 15°C · Crumbling
35Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue33, Poor
2. Wed27, Poor
3. Thu32, Poor
4. Fri26, Poor
5. Sat38, Poor
6. Sun19, Poor
7. Mon50, Fair, the best day
Kahutara
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 14°C · Crumbling
33Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue16, Poor
2. Wed40, Poor
3. Thu41, Poor
4. Fri50, Fair, the best day
5. Sat12, Poor
6. Sun20, Poor
7. Mon15, Poor
Stay in Kaikoura
Car Park Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
31Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue9, Poor
2. Wed16, Poor
3. Thu25, Poor
4. Fri38, Poor
5. Sat23, Poor
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair, the best day
Stay in Moeraki
Current bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
31Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue8, Poor
2. Wed16, Poor
3. Thu27, Poor
4. Fri49, Fair, the best day
5. Sat22, Poor
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon38, Poor
Stay in Hampden
Wainak bar
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
31Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue9, Poor
2. Wed17, Poor
3. Thu26, Poor
4. Fri50, Fair, the best day
5. Sat22, Poor
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon38, Poor
Stay in Hampden
Blue Tops
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 2–3 ft · Water 13°C · Soft
30Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue29, Poor
2. Wed53, Fair, the best day
3. Thu23, Poor
4. Fri31, Poor
5. Sat14, Poor
6. Sun19, Poor
7. Mon20, Poor
Stay in Mosgiel
Kekerengu
Surf spot · New Zealand
Waves 1–3 ft · Water 14°C · Soft
30Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue19, Poor
2. Wed46, Fair, the best day
3. Thu42, Poor
4. Fri17, Poor
5. Sat15, Poor
6. Sun26, Poor
7. Mon22, Poor

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Every country, A to Z (205)

Each country's surf spots and ski resorts or kitesurf spots or windsurf spots or sailing spots or dive sites or kayak spots or climbing areas or mountain bike areas, on this list and map.

Åland Islands 4
Albania 43
Algeria 8
American Samoa 7
Andorra 8
Angola 13
Anguilla 5
Antigua and Barbuda 20
Argentina 127
Armenia 3
Aruba 41
Australia 2,310
Austria 1,195
Azerbaijan 3
Bahamas 66
Barbados 61
Belarus 5
Belgium 212
Belize 14
Benin 3
Bermuda 21
Bolivia 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
Brazil 617
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
British Virgin Islands 74
Brunei Darussalam 3
Bulgaria 63
Burkina Faso 1
Cabo Verde 43
Cambodia 6
Cameroon 5
Canada 1,156
Cayman Islands 32
Chad 1
Chile 149
China 123
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1
Colombia 115
Congo 4
Cook Islands 14
Costa Rica 102
Côte d’Ivoire 9
Croatia 236
Cuba 24
Curaçao 32
Cyprus 84
Czechia 581
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1
Denmark 822
Djibouti 11
Dominica 27
Dominican Republic 77
Ecuador 109
Egypt 521
El Salvador 23
Estonia 23
Eswatini 1
Ethiopia 1
Falkland Islands 2
Faroe Islands 7
Fiji 47
Finland 501
France 3,604
French Polynesia 81
Gabon 16
Gambia 3
Georgia 22
Germany 3,732
Ghana 25
Gibraltar 1
Greece 402
Greenland 8
Grenada 19
Guam 25
Guatemala 10
Guernsey 16
Guinea-Bissau 1
Haiti 2
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1
Honduras 441
Hungary 124
Iceland 34
India 46
Indonesia 759
Iran 20
Iraq 1
Ireland 192
Isle of Man 2
Israel 231
Italy 2,266
Jamaica 55
Japan 522
Jersey 12
Jordan 25
Kazakhstan 7
Kenya 26
Kiribati 2
Kosovo 3
Kyrgyzstan 10
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
Latvia 42
Lebanon 20
Lesotho 2
Liberia 7
Libya 1
Liechtenstein 4
Lithuania 75
Luxembourg 15
Madagascar 32
Malaysia 84
Maldives 192
Malta 149
Marshall Islands 34
Mauritania 1
Mauritius 57
Mexico 395
Micronesia 49
Monaco 3
Montenegro 50
Montserrat 2
Morocco 139
Mozambique 32
Myanmar 8
Namibia 36
Naoero 1
Nepal 3
Netherlands 670
New Caledonia 24
New Zealand 448
Nicaragua 37
Nigeria 3
Norfolk Island 5
North Macedonia 4
Northern Mariana Islands 5
Norway 614
Oman 23
Pakistan 7
Palau 21
Panama 80
Papua New Guinea 55
Peru 131
Philippines 247
Poland 566
Portugal 494
Puerto Rico 105
Qatar 3
Republic of Korea 30
Romania 81
Russian Federation 241
Saint Barthélemy 19
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14
Saint Lucia 26
Saint Martin 9
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19
Samoa 12
San Marino 1
Sao Tome and Principe 6
Saudi Arabia 16
Senegal 27
Serbia 30
Seychelles 59
Sierra Leone 4
Singapore 6
Sint Maarten 2
Slovakia 273
Slovenia 133
Solomon Islands 33
Somalia 3
South Africa 716
Spain 1,451
Sri Lanka 63
State of Palestine 12
Sudan 17
Sweden 433
Switzerland 1,170
Syrian Arab Republic 2
Taiwan 38
Tajikistan 1
Thailand 180
Timor-Leste 4
Togo 3
Tokelau 1
Tonga 28
Trinidad and Tobago 33
Tunisia 17
Türkiye 71
Turks and Caicos Islands 23
Uganda 2
Ukraine 70
United Arab Emirates 36
United Kingdom 1,348
United Republic of Tanzania 64
United States 5,851
United States Virgin Islands 31
Uruguay 46
Uzbekistan 2
Vanuatu 31
Venezuela 48
Viet Nam 36
Yemen 1
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 2

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