Southland Surf

Detailed Southland 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 Southland. 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 Southland. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Southland over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Southland and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Southland Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Southland Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Southland Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Southland Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Southland Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Southland Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Southland Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Southland Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Southland Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

Southland 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 Southland Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Southland coastline are also listed below.

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Southland Wavefinder

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	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	3	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 SW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	16	16
Energy(?)	1270	919	1824	786	2781	3585	1161	3451	6017	1774	1465	1655	2181	1809	1649	1987	4006	3175
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:15AM		9:40PM	9:56AM		11:30PM	10:33AM		12:06AM		12:21PM 10:27AM	12:40AM	11:38AM		11:55PM		12:13PM	12:27AM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:32PM		3:52AM 3:10AM	4:11PM		4:29AM		6:04PM	6:21AM		6:40PM	5:31AM	5:49PM		6:05AM 3:26PM		6:23PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	11	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	9	8	10	13	11	14	15	12	12	13	11	14	17	14	16	18	13
Low °C	10	9	8	8	11	10	11	13	9	8	11	9	11	15	14	14	17	12
Chill °C (?)	9	7	8	8	13	10	14	14	10	12	11	9	13	16	13	16	18	12
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-
Sunset	-	6:02	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 WSW	0.1 S	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	12	9	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.9 W	0.1 W	1.0 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	8	24	19	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.6 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	12	13	-	13	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	6	6	3	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	6	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 SW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	5095	4915	1270	1036	919	1279	2170	1824	1605	820	786	786	2781	3502	816	3585	5521	5292
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:15AM 1.77				10:51PM 2.14				11:08AM 2.20				10:16PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)		3:10AM 0.62				4:45PM 0.64				5:09AM 0.67				4:05PM 0.41				4:23AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	12	13	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	13	11	10	10	11	11
Chill °C (?)	10	11	9	8	7	8	8	7	5	5	5	8	13	10	8	8	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	9	9	9	10	12	13	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	12	12	9	12	13	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	13	13	13