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

7 day 48 hour

	Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wed
	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	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	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	3	4	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	2.0 E	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.2 E	1.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	9	15	16	17	16	14	13	13	11	12	12	11	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	209	679	220	561	1821	1696	1241	989	623	1858	1706	1324	573	5296	4261	2378	1454	1004	854	1057	1042	1945
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:06AM 1.88	12:12PM 2.01	11:16PM 1.90	11:48AM 1.94	12:54PM 2.07	1:04AM 2.05		12:29PM 1.98	12:37AM 2.02		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		3:27AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)				5:36AM 0.38		6:57PM 0.49	6:17AM 0.31		6:36PM 0.43	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		9:21PM 0.34	9:47AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
High °C	8	10	10	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	9	8	11	12	10	10	11	9	9
Low °C	6	10	10	11	11	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	7	9	10	9	9	9	8	8
Chill °C (?)	5	7	8	10	11	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	6	6	9	10	8	8	10	5	6
Sunrise	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:26
Sunset	-	5:14	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.2 E	1.5 W	3.5 W	1.2 SW	2.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.3 SE
Period (s)	12	12	15	16	17	16	14	13	13	11	12	12	11	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	0.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 NW	0.8 W	0.3 SE	0.8 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 ESE	0.3 SE	-
Period (s)	16	15	21	19	7	7	-	20	18	15	14	12	16	11	16	11	11	10	10	11	8	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	2.0 E	0.4 NNE	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.5 NE	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	-	-	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	3	9	3	3	-	-	-	9	3	-	-	3	-	-	13	-	-	3	3	-	-	12

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Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons 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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	3	2	1	3	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	2.3 ENE	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	2.0 E	2.3 ENE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	8	12	12	9	9	14	15	18	19	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	336	704	209	184	679	826	211	220	623	539	561	1312	1821	1807	1708	1696	1479	1277	1241	1019	989	746
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:06AM 1.88	12:12PM 2.01			11:16PM 1.90				11:48AM 1.94				11:57PM 1.97					12:29PM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)		5:52AM 0.46								5:36AM 0.38				5:56PM 0.49					6:17AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	5	7	6	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	10	11	10	9	9	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	2	3	3	5	7	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	10	8	9	8	7	7	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.7 E	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SW	1.8 E	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	8	12	12	12	9	14	15	18	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	1.0 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SE	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	8	12	16	8	15	14	22	21	6	19	19	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	20	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	2.3 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	2.0 E	2.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 N	0.5 NNE	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.6 E
Period (s)	3	8	3	3	9	9	3	3	3	3	3	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	9	3