This is the actual widget, live right now
Not screenshots. These are real embeds pulling the same live surf report and 7-day outlook as surfcheck.nz, exactly what your visitors would see on your site.
Compact card · light · Piha
Compact card · dark · Raglan
7-day strip · dark · Mount Maunganui
7-day grid · light · Te Arai
Full forecast · dark · Sumner
Why put a surf widget on your site?
If your visitors care about the beach, live surf conditions keep them coming back to you, not to a weather app.
Live and always current
Surf report, wave height, swell period, wind and beach conditions refresh through the day automatically. Set it up once, never touch it again.
Ratings surfers trust
Every spot's rating is calibrated by surfers who actually surf it, not just spat out by a global weather model. An 8 out of 10 means paddle out.
Matches your site
Compact card, 7-day strip, full grid or complete forecast, in light or dark. It sizes itself responsively to your page.
Free. Actually free.
No account, no API key, no trial, no traffic caps. Built by the NZ surf community and funded by Aotearoa Surf School, so it stays free.
Up and running in two minutes
Open your beach's spot page
Find your local among all 123 spots, or jump straight there with a link like surfcheck.nz/spots/piha/embed.
Hit “Embed this forecast”
Pick a style and theme, and watch the live preview update as you choose.
Copy, paste, done
Paste the snippet into any HTML block: WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Shopify or hand-rolled. The widget takes care of itself from there.
Made for coastal businesses and clubs
Surf schools & hire
Show today's conditions right beside your booking button, so customers can see it is on before they book.
Holiday parks & accommodation
Guests planning a beach stay check the surf and weather daily. Give them a reason to plan it on your website.
Boardriders & surf lifesaving clubs
A live club-beach forecast on the club site, free, and always current for members and patrols.
Cafes, shops & local sites
Beachfront cafe, surf shop or community page: live beach conditions make your site the local's daily check.
Get the widget for your beach
Jump straight to the embed window for a popular spot, or browse all 123 and hit “Embed this forecast” on any spot page.
Questions, answered
Is the surf forecast widget really free?
Yes. Completely free, forever. No account, no API key, no credit card, no traffic limits. Copy the snippet, paste it into your site, done.
Does the widget update by itself?
Yes. It shows the same live data as surfcheck.nz, refreshed through the day. Ratings, wave height, wind, period and the outlook stay current with zero work on your side.
Will it slow my website down?
No. The widget is a single lazy-loading iframe, so it loads after your own content and runs entirely on our servers. Your page speed and SEO are unaffected.
Can I choose what it looks like?
Yes. Four styles (compact card, 7-day strip, 7-day grid, or the full forecast) and light or dark themes, so it can match your site. Pick them in the embed window and the code updates live.
Which spots can I embed?
Any of the 123 surf spots on SurfCheck, from Northland to Southland. Open any spot page and hit Embed this forecast.
Does it work on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or Shopify?
Yes. Anywhere you can paste HTML: a Custom HTML block in WordPress or Squarespace, an embed element in Wix, or a custom liquid section in Shopify.