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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	Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Fri
	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	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	0	3	3	0	4	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	0.8 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	13	12	12	12	11	20	18	17	16	9
Energy(?)	247	186	386	129	366	464	154	306	292	148	166	515	242	521	378	333	344	527	403	1006	508	558
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	12:47PM 2.14		12:00AM 1.85	12:09PM 1.89		12:41AM 1.92	12:48PM 1.96		1:18AM 1.98		1:26PM 2.02	1:55AM 2.01		2:02PM 2.06	3:36AM 2.15		2:39PM 2.07	3:07AM 2.03		3:17PM 2.06	3:45AM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		5:47PM 0.48		6:08AM 0.57	6:28PM 0.39		6:47AM 0.49		7:07PM 0.31	7:24AM 0.42		7:44PM 0.24	8:00AM 0.37		9:18PM 0.22	9:37AM 0.36		8:57PM 0.18	9:13AM 0.32		9:35PM 0.19	9:52AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	11	13	14	11	14	15	12	15	18	12	16	17	12	17	16	14	19	18	14	16
Low °C	12	11	11	11	13	8	11	14	10	12	16	9	12	15	11	16	15	13	17	16	12	15
Chill °C (?)	11	10	9	12	13	9	13	14	10	14	18	10	15	16	10	17	15	14	19	18	14	15
Sunrise	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28
Sunset	-	9:38	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:34	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	0.6 S	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	11	12	6	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	13	12	12	12	11	11	18	17	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	-	0.6 SSW	-	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	-	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SW	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	12	12	-	11	-	8	-	8	-	12	13	13	13	-	-	24	22	20	9	13	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	-	0.4 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	-	-	0.4 SW	-	1.1 SW	-	1.3 SW
Period (s)	4	4	3	3	3	-	-	-	4	-	3	4	4	4	4	-	-	4	-	10	-	9

	Friday 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Mon
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11
Energy(?)	236	243	186	160	146	130	412	367	376	365	142	184	418	464	703	625	392	151	146	115	144	292
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:27AM 1.82				12:00AM 1.85				12:09PM 1.89				12:41AM 1.92	1:45AM 2.07			12:48PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)				5:47PM 0.48				6:08AM 0.57				6:28PM 0.39									7:07PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	11	10	10	10	11	14	15	14	12	11
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	12	13	12	9	9	10	10	11	13	14	12	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.1 SE	-	-	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	-	-	12	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.5 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	4

	Friday 16	Saturday 17
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	239	247	247	247	245	243	514	514	505	505	158	160	400	400	597	587	401	130	129	120	118	413
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)					11:27AM 1.82												12:00AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)											5:47PM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Sunrise	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	12	12	-	6	6	6	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	-	0.4 SE
Period (s)	3	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	-	3