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.

Southland Surf Forecast

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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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	Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	16	19	17	16	14	13	13	12	11	11	16	15	14	18	16	16	15
Energy(?)	260	306	358	725	1273	1604	1138	1021	711	263	202	1531	1106	1538	6419	7868	10878	9031
Wind (km/h)	5	10	15	10	15	10	10	5	0	15	15	10	10	25	15	15	25	25
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:25AM		10:44PM	11:18AM	12:35PM	12:56AM		12:08PM	12:22AM		12:55PM 10:25AM	2:31AM 11:41AM		1:41PM	1:53AM	3:15AM	3:45PM
Low Tide / height (m)				5:01AM		6:54PM 5:33AM	5:51AM		6:15PM	6:39AM		8:30PM	7:25AM		7:46PM	9:39AM		10:00PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	-	4	3	3	5	4	4	2	5	4	4	10	5
High °C	6	7	7	8	9	10	9	8	9	10	10	9	8	6	4	4	6	7
Low °C	4	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	5	3	3	5	6
Chill °C (?)	4	5	4	6	7	9	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	2	1	0	1	4
Sunrise	8:32	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-
Sunset	-	5:13	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	4.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	14	13	16	14	13	13	12	11	11	16	15	14	17	16	-	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	-	0.9 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 ENE	0.1 W	0.3 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.4 SE	0.4 SSE	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	17	16	19	17	-	7	7	6	20	18	17	6	6	20	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 NE	-	0.5 E	-	0.7 N	-	-	0.4 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.9 W	2.2 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	4.5 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	3	-	4	-	-	3	4	6	4	7	18	-	16	-
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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.7 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	16	15	15	19	18	18	17	14	16	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	355	547	260	193	306	766	347	358	456	528	725	1063	1273	1193	1089	1604	1537	1290
Wind (km/h)	15	5	5	10	10	10	15	15	20	10	10	10	15	15	10	10	10	10
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	ebb	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	flow	ebb	low	flow	flow	high	ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:25AM 2.12				10:44PM 2.13									12:56AM 2.48
Low Tide / height (m)		5:33AM 0.39								5:01AM 0.12				5:26PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	4	2	4	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	9	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	1	0	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	5	7	9	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	16	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 W	1.4 W	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 E
Period (s)	18	17	17	16	16	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	-	-	-	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	-	-	0.5 E	0.6 E	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	6	-	-	3	3	3	4	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
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