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

		Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 16
kJ	616	330	69	177	193	230	535	164	904	2561	1901	335	175	138	121	525	378	79	475
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NW	SSE	ESE	NE	W	WSW	WNW	SW	ENE	ESE	SSE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	S	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	glassy	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:58AM1.95m		10:18PM1.99m	10:45AM2.00m		11:06PM2.04m	11:28AM2.04m		11:49PM2.07m	12:06PM2.06m		00:25AM2.04m	12:43PM2.07m		1:08AM2.07m		1:19PM2.05m	1:46AM2.04m
Low Tide	3:43AM0.30m		4:08PM0.35m		4:34AM0.26m	4:56PM0.28m		5:19AM0.25m	5:39PM0.23m		6:00AM0.26m	6:19PM0.21m		6:39AM0.29m	6:58PM0.22m		7:17AM0.34m		7:35PM0.25m


mm	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3
Max °C	13	16	17	13	18	18	14	15	15	13	15	15	11	16	17	14	14	15	12
Min °C	12	14	14	12	15	17	12	13	13	10	13	13	10	12	16	11	13	13	12
Chill °C	12	16	17	11	18	18	13	14	14	13	14	14	10	15	16	12	14	15	12
	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—
	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:46	—	—	8:47	—	—	8:50	—	—	8:51	—	—	8:52	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 15	WSW 10	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	616	330	69	177	193	230	85	163	904	2561	1901	335	175	133	121	525	378	79	353
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 8	W 4	SW 16	WSW 17	—	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	—	SW 21	SW 12	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	12	1	10	28	—	164	—	—	—	—	175	138	111	—	18	37	475
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 3	—	W 11	W 4	W 6	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	13	5	—	535	19	64	—	—	—	23	38	81	18	—	—	—
Sea °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Diff °C	+1.6	+1.6	+1.9	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.9	+2.0	+1.9	+1.9	+1.6	+1.6	+1.9	+1.6