Southland Surf

Southland Surf Forecast

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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Southland Wavefinder

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	Wed	Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	9	5	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	0	2	1	4	3	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	1.4 W	0.8 WSW	0.6 W	0.5 SW	2.0 W	1.7 WSW	0.4 SW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	14	15	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	10	10
Energy	8607	3134	4974	1927	1265	1604	1213	1167	589	559	206	229	254	549	192	201	102	1494	810	91	532	382
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:34PM 1.85	9:58AM 1.85		10:15PM 1.87	10:40AM 1.88		10:58PM 1.93			12:42AM 2.04		1:22PM 2.32	1:21AM 2.04		12:42PM 1.96	12:51AM 1.95		1:17PM 1.90	1:31AM 1.92		2:02PM 1.90	2:11AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		3:46AM 0.41	4:13PM 0.44		4:28AM 0.38	4:54PM 0.45		6:11AM 0.37	5:33PM 0.46	6:32PM 0.46	5:52AM 0.35		7:12PM 0.48	6:31AM 0.35		6:50PM 0.49	7:04AM 0.37		7:30PM 0.52	7:44AM 0.39		8:10PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	11	12	9	11	11	9	11	11	11	13	14	15	15	12	11	12	13	10	10	10	9
Low °C	6	7	11	8	8	10	7	10	10	10	11	14	14	14	12	11	11	11	9	9	10	7
Chill °C (?)	3	10	10	8	11	11	9	9	10	10	11	13	15	15	10	11	12	13	10	8	7	6
Sunrise	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.2 S	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 NW	0.1 SE	0.8 WSW	0.7 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.7 WSW	0.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	8	11	5	12	11	12	8	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 S	0.1 S	0.5 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 WNW	0.9 SW	-	0.1 SW	0.6 W	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	9	9	9	12	14	12	-	17	11	15	13	18	11	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 NNE	1.4 W	0.8 W	-	-	2.0 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	4	3	12	5	-	-	13	-	-	-	-

	Wed	Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	9	9	8	5	9	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy	4912	8607	9576	7669	3134	8375	4974	4451	2381	1927	1670	1504	1265	1871	1604	1465	1251	1213	1030	1350	1167	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	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	low	high
High Tide / height (m)		9:34PM 1.85				9:58AM 1.85				10:15PM 1.87				10:44AM 1.92				10:58PM 1.93				11:24AM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)				3:46AM 0.41				4:13PM 0.44				4:28AM 0.38				4:54PM 0.45					6:11AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	6	6	6	7	11	12	11	9	8	8	8	8	10	11	10	9	9	8	10	10	9
Chill °C (?)	3	3	3	3	5	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	7	9	11	10	9	8	6	9	8	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	-	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27					Thursday 28
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	9	9	8	5	9	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	4673	4991	4912	5197	8424	8607	8943	9439	9576	9790	9864	7669	7711	7752	3134	3176	8375	8375	4975	4975	4974	4739
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				9:34PM 1.85												9:58AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)										3:46AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	11	11	11	12	12
Chill °C (?)	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	7	10	8	8	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	14	14	14	14	14	14