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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	Tue	Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	Night	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	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland
Rating	2	2	3	3	0	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	4	2	1	1	0	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	0.8 SW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	2.5 W	0.6 WSW	0.1 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	15	14	15	12	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	11	16	15	14	13	12	11	16
Energy(?)	586	430	426	212	855	292	2236	978	654	287	202	345	610	480	890	2057	393	348	189	2008	167	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		4:53AM 1.80	5:30PM 1.79		4:28AM 1.65	5:13PM 1.61	6:34PM 1.98	5:31AM 1.59		6:23PM 1.58	8:06AM 1.93		7:26PM 1.58	7:41AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)	10:48PM 0.73	11:12AM 0.69		10:25PM 0.78	10:55AM 0.71		12:49AM 0.97		12:03PM 0.74	12:40AM 0.84		1:13PM 0.70	1:38AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	2	-
High °C	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	16	13	14	17	14	16	14	13	14	14	11	12	11	9
Low °C	13	13	15	12	12	12	9	9	14	12	13	16	13	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	8
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	12	11	11	10	12	16	12	13	16	13	15	13	13	14	13	10	11	8	7
Sunrise	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	0.8 SW	-	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	13	13	14	15	14	15	-	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	11	16	15	14	13	19	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.8 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	0.4 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	0.1 S	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	8	9	12	5	16	-	-	13	13	8	10	11	11	-	18	16	-	6	21	-	18	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	0.4 N	-	1.6 WNW	0.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.5 NNE	-	0.4 N	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	1.3 W	-	2.5 W	0.8 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	2	3	-	6	6	12	-	-	2	3	-	3	3	-	-	-	5	-	12	6	11

	Tue	Wednesday 08								Thursday 09								Friday 10
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	16	16	7	8	11	11	10	11	11	10
Energy(?)	1117	1018	1116	457	438	431	429	558	629	684	663	595	848	304	554	932	2279	2421	1877	1139	978	755
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)				3:36AM 1.75				4:13PM 1.69				4:28AM 1.65				5:13PM 1.61				5:31AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		10:48PM 0.73				9:58AM 0.62				10:25PM 0.78				10:48AM 0.70				11:20PM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	16	13	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	13	10	8	9	9	13
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	12	12	14	14	16	12	12	12	10	11	13	10	10	10	8	6	7	7	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	9	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	16	16	11	11	10	14	14	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.8 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	9	9	9	12	12	12	7	6	6	16	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 N	0.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.4 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	9	-	2	3	3	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	7	8	11	11	10	-	-	-

	Tuesday 07					Wednesday 08
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.3 ENE	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	2012	2005	1117	660	663	586	563	535	527	527	512	457	132	133	438	431	431	188	188	498	426	508
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										3:36AM 1.75	4:56AM 2.06
Low Tide / height (m)				9:34PM 0.67												9:58AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	15	13	13	15	15	16
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	13	12	11	12	12	13	14	12	11	14	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	0.3 SE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 E	2.3 E	2.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	-	-	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.4 N
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	3	-	-	3	3	3