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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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 18	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 18	WSW 16	SW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17
kJ	149	114	425	508	610	595	635	339	1257	919	781	426	475	499	367	178	155	525	735	798	1728
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ENE	ESE	SE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	ENE	NNE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:35PM1.82m	7:21AM1.84m		7:47PM1.86m	8:36AM1.91m		8:57PM1.95m	9:44AM2.01m		10:00PM2.08m	10:42AM2.12m		10:56PM2.20m	11:34AM2.21m		11:47PM2.30m		12:22PM2.26m	00:35AM2.34m
Low Tide		12:25PM0.57m	1:02AM0.48m		1:40PM0.58m	2:16AM0.41m		2:52PM0.51m		3:24AM0.28m	3:55PM0.40m		4:24AM0.13m	4:51PM0.27m		5:18AM0.01m	5:41PM0.16m		6:02AM-0.06m		6:28PM0.09m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Max °C	8	10	9	9	11	8	8	8	7	9	11	8	9	11	9	13	13	10	12	12	10
Min °C	5	9	7	7	9	7	8	7	7	8	10	6	6	10	8	10	11	7	9	11	9
Chill °C	6	9	7	7	10	6	6	6	6	7	10	5	7	9	7	13	13	10	11	11	8
	8:02	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:56	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—	—
	—	5:47	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:53	—	—	5:54	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 7	SW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17
kJ	149	114	425	508	610	595	447	339	1257	919	781	426	475	499	367	178	147	134	167	798	1728
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	SW 18	W 6	WSW 18	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 16	—	—	SW 24	WSW 22	SW 19	WSW 12	ESE 7	WNW 12	WNW 11	SW 18	WSW 16	SW 18	WNW 11	W 10
kJ	33	78	1	218	241	352	635	—	—	22	47	372	156	5	30	12	155	525	199	156	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 5	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	E 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	—	NE 3	ESE 8	—
kJ	2	1	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	10	15	4	—	4	6	—
Sea °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11
Diff °C	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+1.0	+0.8	+1.0	+1.0