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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	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tue
	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	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Porridge Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland
Rating	0	2	4	1	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.2 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	0.8 S	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	10	11	14	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	12	11	11
Energy(?)	82	46	121	27	4063	2693	1273	2460	428	1720	2279	1673	1969	588	2123	2088	2466	3874	206	2461	961	302
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:43PM 2.04		1:05AM 2.07	12:13PM 1.96		12:32AM 1.95			1:14AM 1.99		1:23PM 1.98	1:46AM 1.94		2:00PM 1.95	2:30AM 1.94		2:38PM 1.91	3:10AM 1.88		3:18PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)		5:52PM 0.35		6:10AM 0.40	6:28PM 0.33		8:12AM 0.72	6:58PM 0.32	7:04PM 0.32	7:22AM 0.44		7:34PM 0.34	9:17AM 0.48		8:18PM 0.37	10:03AM 0.77		8:57PM 0.42	9:18AM 0.58		11:05PM 0.69	10:00AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	13	15	16	12	20	19	18	11	11	11	12	16	12	12	11	9	12	10	9	15
Low °C	15	15	10	13	15	11	16	18	11	10	11	10	12	15	9	11	11	6	10	10	8	11
Chill °C (?)	18	15	12	14	15	11	20	19	18	9	8	9	10	15	9	9	8	6	11	8	9	15
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56
Sunset	-	9:05	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.2 WSW	1.4 WNW	0.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	2.2 WSW	-	0.3 S	2.2 WSW	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	1.6 SW	0.8 S	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	8	12	8	11	14	13	13	14	14	13	-	16	14	13	-	-	-	12	13	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	-	-
Period (s)	13	14	10	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 W	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	-	1.2 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	14	15	-	14	13	12	11	12	12	-	-	-

	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Frentzes Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	1	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	0.5 WSW	0.8 ENE	1.3 W	2.0 W	0.2 SSW	1.3 W	0.8 WSW	1.5 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	1.4 SW	0.3 WSW	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	11	10	12	6	14	8	11	8	11	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Energy(?)	292	64	201	490	314	52	216	204	501	957	1805	742	44	658	3275	2693	2433	2224	2091	2233	1459	2610
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:38AM 1.93				11:55PM 1.92				12:09PM 1.93	1:33PM 1.91							12:48PM 1.98	2:10PM 2.29
Low Tide / height (m)		5:33AM 0.40				5:46PM 0.35	7:13PM 0.64			6:10AM 0.40				6:28PM 0.33				6:46AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	17	15	15	16	13	10	10	11	13	16	15	15	12	12	11	11	16	19	20	18
Chill °C (?)	14	12	16	14	13	15	12	8	8	10	12	16	14	14	11	11	10	10	16	19	20	18
Sunrise	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NW	0.5 WSW	1.5 NW	0.2 WSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SW	1.5 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	1.4 SW	0.3 WSW	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	13	15	10	14	10	12	8	11	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.1 SE	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	-
Period (s)	11	8	6	3	-	12	15	11	11	10	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	0.8 NE	1.2 ENE	1.3 W	2.0 W	0.4 WSW	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	4	6	12	6	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 18
	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	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Frentzes Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	1	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	0.4 WSW	1.2 ENE	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.3 W	0.3 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SW	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period(s) (?)	10	11	10	11	11	14	12	14	13	13	12	12	14	12	6	6	7	14	14	10	8	8
Energy(?)	286	46	292	46	64	36	53	33	82	82	510	34	8	35	314	328	442	82	82	120	216	311
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											11:38AM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)					5:33AM 0.40												5:52PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	17	18	15	14	15	13	16	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	14	12	14	12	17	18	13	12	15	11	14	13	14	14	15	14	13	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:04	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NW	0.5 W	1.5 NW	0.5 W	0.5 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	0.3 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SE	0.3 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.5 W	0.1 SE	1.5 W
Period (s)	12	8	12	8	11	14	12	14	8	8	15	12	10	12	10	10	14	14	14	8	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.1 SW	0.3 WNW	0.2 E	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.1 SW	0.2 NNE	0.1 SW	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	8	10	8	4	13	13	3	15	3	15	-	-	12	12	12	10	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	0.7 NE	1.2 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	-	0.6 NE	-	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.3 W	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	10	4	10	4	4	-	4	-	4	4	12	5	3	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8