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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	Sat	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Fri
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 WSW	2.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	16	15	14	14	13	16	14	14
Energy(?)	2193	4360	3091	3935	1348	2219	2368	2131	1402	990	667	3057	785	578	553	808	647	1342
Wind (km/h)	15	15	30	15	10	15	15	10	5	10	15	20	15	20	15	20	15	5
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		4:50AM	5:23PM		5:42AM		6:20PM	6:43AM		8:38PM	9:06AM		8:01PM	9:58AM		8:52PM	10:46AM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:42PM	11:07AM		11:32PM	11:57AM 10:42PM		12:32AM		2:27PM	2:56AM		3:20PM	2:16AM	3:49AM	4:14PM		4:39AM	5:06PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	7	6	7	8	7	9	10	8	6	6	4	3	5	3	2	3
Low °C	8	9	7	6	5	7	7	8	9	6	6	5	0	1	5	0	-1	3
Chill °C (?)	7	7	3	3	6	6	4	8	9	7	3	2	1	-1	1	-2	-1	1
Sunrise	-	8:29	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:23	-
Sunset	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	-	0.1 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	2.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	-	23	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	15	14	14	13	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.7 S	0.4 S	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.1 S	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	22	9	9	9	9	21	19	16	8	9	8	8	8	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	1.0 E	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 E	0.6 ENE	1.1 E
Period (s)	7	14	14	-	-	-	12	11	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	2066	2193	5056	4736	4360	3638	3091	5306	4391	3935	3280	3069	1348	2489	2219	1010	2584	2368
Wind (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	20	30	30	20	15	15	15	10	15	15	10	15	15
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	high	ebb	low	flow	ebb	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb
High Tide / height (m)				4:50AM 1.75				5:29PM 1.75	6:47PM 2.07								7:42PM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		10:42PM 0.58				11:07AM 0.53					1:08AM 0.85				1:35PM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	8	6	7	7
Chill °C (?)	7	5	7	7	7	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	4	4	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	0.1 W	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	14	14	25	-	-	23	23	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.1 SW	0.6 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	22	22	8	9	9	9	22	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12
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