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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	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sun
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	0	2	0	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.7 W	1.6 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	14	16	16	13	12	11	13	13	12	12	13	12
Energy(?)	1122	749	1170	680	509	562	1466	826	653	419	472	572	491	2540	1553	745	491	607	257	254	1008	794
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:03PM 2.01	2:10AM 1.92		2:36PM 1.87	2:53AM 1.85		3:18PM 1.77		3:36AM 1.75	4:13PM 1.69		4:28AM 1.65	5:06PM 1.58		5:31AM 1.59		6:23PM 1.58	6:42AM 1.58		8:39PM 1.76	7:46AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)			8:07PM 0.42	8:25AM 0.39		8:51PM 0.55	9:06AM 0.50		9:34PM 0.67	9:58AM 0.62		10:18PM 0.76	10:55AM 0.71		11:28PM 0.84		12:03PM 0.74	12:40AM 0.84		1:13PM 0.70	2:56AM 0.75
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	11	12	16	13	15	16	14	15	15	14	14	14	12	13	16	13	18	21	16	15
Low °C	10	12	9	9	15	10	12	16	12	14	15	10	11	13	9	9	15	13	14	18	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	12	9	10	15	12	14	16	14	15	15	13	14	13	12	13	16	12	18	21	15	14
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	6:31	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:19	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.7 W	1.6 W
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	14	16	16	13	12	11	10	13	12	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 SE	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 ESE	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SW	1.3 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.1 SE	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	7	-	8	9	9	12	12	6	8	-	13	13	8	9	6	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.4 E	1.5 E	-	-	-	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.5 N	0.3 NNE	-	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	4	4	3	3	3	3	8	-	-	-	6	6	6	14	-	-	-	3	3	2	-	3

	Sunday 05							Monday 06								Tuesday 07
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	5	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.4 WSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	3366	3768	1122	912	749	1920	566	387	949	830	680	187	509	159	483	562	655	782	900	855	1779	818
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	1:40AM 2.03				1:58PM 1.97				2:15AM 1.95				2:42PM 1.91				2:53AM 1.85					3:24PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)			7:48AM 0.29				8:07PM 0.42				8:31AM 0.39				8:51PM 0.55					9:12AM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	10	11	13	13	11	10	9	9	9	13	16	15	13	11	10	10	11	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	8	8	8	10	12	12	10	9	7	7	7	12	15	15	12	9	8	8	9	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.4 WSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	-	-	-	0.5 SW	-	0.4 SW	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	1.5 E	0.3 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	4	-	13	13	-	-	-	12	-	12	-	7	7	7	7	-	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	-	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 ESE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	2.0 E	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	4	-	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	7	8	-

	Sunday 05
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	5	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	-	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	13
Energy(?)	3219	3316	1235	1203	1289	3768	1124	1122	3151	3062	2830	912	2491	771	2254	2098	2067	1920	1753	1682	0	1442
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:40AM 2.03												1:58PM 1.97	2:03PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)								7:48AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	10	9	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	13	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	-	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	-	-	0.6 E	1.4 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	-	-	3	5	3