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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	Tue		Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	1.9 E	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	2.1 E	1.1 W	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	9	15	16	17	16	14	14	10	12	12	12	16	14	13	12	11	14	14	14
Energy(?)	700	397	209	593	220	561	1821	1644	1206	861	1519	1678	1444	1186	659	3298	3831	2011	823	975	2148	466
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:33PM 1.84	11:06AM 1.88		11:16PM 1.90	11:48AM 1.94		11:57PM 1.97		1:35PM 2.12	1:44AM 2.10		1:09PM 2.01	1:18AM 2.05		1:49PM 2.03	1:58AM 2.06		2:30PM 2.02	2:41AM 2.06		3:13PM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)	5:33PM 0.60		4:54AM 0.46	5:15PM 0.55		5:36AM 0.38	5:56PM 0.49		7:14AM 0.32		7:36PM 0.44	6:57AM 0.24		7:15PM 0.38	7:37AM 0.20		7:55PM 0.35	8:18AM 0.18		8:37PM 0.34	9:01AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	-	1	2	-
High °C	8	6	8	10	11	11	12	11	10	11	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	7	9	7	9	9
Low °C	8	5	6	10	10	11	12	10	9	10	10	10	11	10	8	9	6	5	9	7	8	7
Chill °C (?)	5	3	5	7	9	9	11	9	8	9	9	10	8	8	8	6	6	5	7	4	6	7
Sunrise	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:26	-
Sunset	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	2.1 WNW	1.4 W	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	15	16	17	16	14	14	10	12	12	12	10	14	13	12	11	14	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	-	0.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.1 E	1.1 W	0.3 SE	-	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	19	8	16	15	21	19	7	7	-	19	13	12	15	12	16	11	-	15	14	19	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	1.9 E	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 W	-	-	0.5 NNE	2.5 WSW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	6	3	3	9	3	8	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	3	14	5

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Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	1.9 E	2.3 ENE	2.4 ENE	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	15	18	19	16	17	17	16
Energy(?)	700	488	442	397	336	255	209	184	593	808	963	220	623	539	561	1484	1821	1807
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				10:33PM 1.84				11:06AM 1.88	12:12PM 2.01			11:16PM 1.90				11:48AM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)		4:32PM 0.61				4:54AM 0.46					6:16PM 0.55			5:36AM 0.38				5:56PM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	8	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12
Chill °C (?)	5	4	3	2	2	2	3	5	7	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-
Sunset	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SW	1.8 E	1.6 E	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	15	18	16	16	17	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SE	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	19	7	7	8	8	16	16	8	15	14	14	21	6	19	19	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	1.9 E	2.3 ENE	2.4 ENE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	9	9	3	3	3	8	-	-	-