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.

Southland Surf Forecast

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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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	Tue		Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	4	5	2	3	5	5	7	0	4	5	6	4	4	5	5	5	5	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.5 SW	2.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 WSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 WSW	5.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	16	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	956	1649	1702	1082	1505	5739	7888	5956	4883	3706	3060	2422	1106	1428	1601	1442	2983	7226
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		6:13PM	6:40AM	5:55PM	7:18PM	7:47AM	6:13PM	8:22PM	7:19AM		9:22PM	9:46AM		9:00PM	9:20AM		9:52PM 4:57AM	10:13AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:04PM	12:34AM			1:39AM		2:13PM	2:44AM		3:14PM		3:44AM	4:11PM 12:34AM		3:11AM	3:39PM		4:03AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	9	2	2	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
High °C	11	11	9	9	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	7	10	11	11	11
Low °C	10	9	9	8	7	9	10	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	8	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	9	10	6	7	5	6	7	6	7	9	6	8	6	5	9	10	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54
Sunset	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:39	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 S	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.5 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	14	12	12	16	14	15	15	19	16	15	14	13	12	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 SW	-	0.3 SW	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	11	24	-	21	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 W	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	-	-	1.8 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	5.0 SW
Period (s)	13	-	-	-	14	14	14	14	-	-	14	13	13	-	-	-	13	13

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	4	4	5	5	4	4	2	4	3	5	6	5	5	4	5	6	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	2.4 WSW	1.8 W	1.9 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15
Energy(?)	956	972	1170	1649	972	1082	1702	1118	1082	3553	3068	1505	1387	4567	5739	6440	7888	9178
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			6:13PM 2.11				6:40AM 2.06				7:18PM 2.12				6:09AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	12:04PM 0.65			10:59PM 0.66	12:34AM 0.73								1:39AM 0.68				12:38PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	6	3	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	8	8	9	9	10	10
Chill °C (?)	9	8	10	10	9	7	6	7	7	5	6	4	5	5	6	6	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-
Sunset	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 ESE	2.4 WSW	1.8 W	1.9 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.1 S	1.7 SW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	9	12	12	12	12	12	16	15	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 S	-	0.2 S	0.1 W	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	14	-	14	12	-	18	-	-	-	4	8	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	-	0.3 WSW	0.2 S	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	12	2	-	2	-	-	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	15