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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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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	Mon		Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Mon
	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	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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	2.5 ENE	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 W	1.7 W	3.0 E	3.0 E	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 W	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	9	15	16	17	16	14	13	10	11	14	13	11	12	12	13	13
Energy(?)	1491	905	637	700	397	209	976	217	534	1649	2252	1756	1003	1820	2374	400	307	1127	4720	4712	2187	1380
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:48PM	10:22AM		10:33PM	11:06AM		11:16PM		9:48PM	11:57PM		12:29PM	12:37AM		1:09PM	2:24AM		3:24PM		3:49AM	3:51PM
Low Tide / height (m)	4:49PM		4:09AM	4:32PM 3:45PM		4:54AM	5:15PM		6:34AM	5:56PM		6:17AM		6:36PM	6:57AM		8:16PM	8:35AM 5:09AM		10:40PM	8:46AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	7	11	-	-	-
High °C	10	8	6	8	6	8	10	10	11	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	9
Low °C	9	6	5	8	5	6	9	10	11	11	10	9	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	5	6	8
Chill °C (?)	7	6	3	5	3	5	9	8	9	12	10	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	6	5	7	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:26	-
Sunset	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	1.9 E	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 W	1.7 W	3.0 E	2.5 E	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	9	15	16	17	16	14	13	10	11	12	11	13	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 WSW	0.6 SW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 NW	-	-	0.4 WSW	1.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	11	14	-	19	8	16	12	21	19	7	-	-	19	12	12	14	13	5	18	16	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	0.4 ENE	1.2 E	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	2.5 ENE	0.4 NE	0.6 N	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	3.0 E	-	0.7 WNW	2.1 W	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	3	6	3	3	9	3	4	-	-	-	3	-	11	-	4	11	12	12	-	-

	Monday 07	Tuesday 08	Wednesday 09

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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9
Energy(?)	1491	891	891	905	828	816	637	607	700	488	442	397	336	255	209	184	976	1119
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	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	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:48PM 1.77				10:22AM 1.81				10:33PM 1.84				11:06AM 1.88	12:12PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		3:45PM 0.65				4:09AM 0.53				4:32PM 0.61				4:54AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	8	8	7	6	6	5	6	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	8	10	9
Chill °C (?)	7	6	6	4	3	3	2	3	5	4	3	2	2	2	3	5	9	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-
Sunset	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	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	1.8 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	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 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	11	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	19	7	8	8	8	16	16	8	12	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	9