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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	Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	3	3	2	2	5	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.2 E	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.7 E	0.2 WSW	1.6 SW	2.4 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	13	13	12	9	14	14	13	14	13	13	9	12	16	16	15	11	13	14	14	13
Energy(?)	407	1428	878	545	354	796	647	404	165	204	827	1022	120	28	1255	2862	6022	4339	8883	7797	5807	3978
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		6:14PM 1.88		6:37AM 1.84		7:34PM 1.81	7:52AM 1.78		8:54PM 1.82	9:15AM 1.86		10:01PM 1.89	10:18AM 1.95		10:56PM 1.97	11:11AM 2.04		11:41PM 2.04	12:59PM 2.25		1:31AM 2.44	12:36PM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)	11:53AM 0.38		12:29AM 0.59		1:09PM 0.45	1:49AM 0.63		2:30PM 0.45	3:06AM 0.58		3:41PM 0.37		4:10AM 0.48	4:39PM 0.28		5:03AM 0.36	5:28PM 0.19		6:43AM 0.23		7:25PM 0.30	6:28AM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	2	2	-	1	-	17	2	2	4	2	-	2	2
High °C	15	18	14	16	18	15	16	15	15	13	13	14	15	20	16	12	11	10	12	12	12	12
Low °C	12	18	11	12	16	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	18	11	12	9	9	11	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	14	18	13	15	18	13	16	15	15	13	13	13	15	20	16	10	7	6	8	8	9	9
Sunrise	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:04
Sunset	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:40	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.6 SW	2.4 WSW	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	14	13	13	12	16	14	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	-	-	0.3 SE	0.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.1 S	0.8 E	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	7	20	11	10	10	5	5	5	13	6	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 ESE	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	2.2 E	-	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	-	0.2 ESE	1.0 E	0.1 SE	-	1.6 W	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	3	3	3	7	9	-	12	6	5	-	9	5	8	-	5	15	11	13	14	14	13

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.0 E	2.3 E	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	13	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	16	16	15	10	11	14	14
Energy(?)	809	1337	1421	1465	392	337	301	878	773	676	545	421	354	307	390	420	748	708	3071	1197	712	803
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		5:26AM 1.93				6:14PM 1.88				6:37AM 1.84					7:34PM 1.81				9:10AM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)				11:53AM 0.38				12:29AM 0.59					1:09PM 0.45				1:49AM 0.63				3:50PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Temp. °C	14	13	12	14	18	18	15	12	12	11	12	16	18	16	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	14
Chill °C (?)	13	12	10	13	18	18	15	10	11	9	10	15	18	15	13	12	12	12	14	15	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.3 E	2.3 E	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	11	13	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	15	10	11	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.1 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 SW	0.5 WSW	0.4 SE	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.4 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	18	17	16	-	12	4	4	-	-	12	7	7	20	18	17	16	12	10	14	14	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.4 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	-	3.0 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	3	6	6	3	3	7	2	3	3	9	-	10	-	-	-

	Wednesday 25
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	14	13
Energy(?)	715	799	809	970	294	342	411	1372	1421	1557	1762	1465	1384	1387	1428	1318	1337	1299	52	51	1099	965
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					5:26AM 1.93													6:14PM 1.88	7:27PM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)											11:53AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	16	17	18	18	19	18	12	12	14	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	13	13	15	16	18	18	19	18	9	9	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	19	18	18	18	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	6	6	4	3