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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	Wed	Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	0	0	0	4	4	5	4	0	0	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	0.4 SW	2.4 W	2.4 WSW	2.2 W	1.9 W	1.1 SW	2.5 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	14	13	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	508	463	44	2294	1465	1204	1064	374	1719	431	374	265	833	240	547	820	467	143	302	239	247	298
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:13AM 2.15		3:27PM 2.17	3:52AM 2.07		4:08PM 2.05		5:54AM 2.30	6:20PM 2.26		5:14AM 1.84	5:37PM 1.78		5:59AM 1.73	6:29PM 1.67		6:47AM 1.61		9:14PM 2.04	9:38AM 2.00		10:15PM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		9:20AM 0.18		9:43PM 0.13	10:01AM 0.27		10:18PM 0.27	12:17PM 0.62		12:43AM 0.67	11:28AM 0.51		11:51PM 0.59	12:19PM 0.63		12:38AM 0.72		2:56PM 0.91	3:22AM 0.99		3:59PM 0.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	7	-	-	1	1	-	28	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	19	20	18	14	15	13	14	17	13	12	13	11	12	14	11	20	22	15	14	15	13
Low °C	11	15	20	13	13	15	12	13	15	11	11	12	9	11	13	10	14	20	13	13	15	12
Chill °C (?)	13	19	20	18	12	13	11	13	16	12	11	12	10	11	13	9	20	22	14	13	14	11
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:16	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:14	-	-	9:14	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	2.4 W	-	0.2 E	1.9 W	1.1 SW	0.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	14	13	11	-	7	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.4 SE	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.1 W
Period (s)	20	9	11	-	-	14	12	-	14	-	-	-	-	12	15	6	-	-	9	8	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SW	1.8 W	2.4 WSW	2.2 W	-	-	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	13	11	12	11	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

	Wed	Thursday 05								Friday 06								Saturday 07
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 W	0.3 S	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	12	12	14	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	487	508	599	710	961	1364	500	1543	1412	37	1627	1452	1465	1390	1694	2974	2406	1064	1063	1063	1137	2348
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:13AM 2.15				3:21PM 2.14	4:49PM 2.45			3:52AM 2.07					4:03PM 2.02				5:54AM 2.30
Low Tide / height (m)	9:02PM 0.02				9:20AM 0.18					11:12PM 0.35				10:01AM 0.27				11:57PM 0.51				12:17PM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	13	12	11	11	13	17	20	20	18	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	12	13	12	13	13	15
Chill °C (?)	13	12	10	10	13	17	20	20	18	12	10	11	11	12	13	13	10	11	10	12	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.1 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 W	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	12	12	3	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	0.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	-
Period (s)	20	20	19	19	10	10	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	12	13	13	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 W	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 04				Thursday 05
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	19	11	11	11	11	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	559	559	487	511	510	508	146	599	599	37	644	710	776	881	961	514	509	609	609	662	777	1467
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)										4:32AM 2.47												4:49PM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)			9:02PM 0.02												9:20AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	16	18	17	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	13	12	13	13	12	12	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	16	18	17	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	21	21	20	20	20	20	12	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-