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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	Mon	Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09
	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	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland
Rating	2	2	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.0 S	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SW	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	0.5 W	4.0 WSW	2.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.4 W
Period(s) (?)	11	11	20	18	16	15	14	14	16	14	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	13	13
Energy(?)	490	464	614	1211	459	1079	685	533	402	583	978	167	2922	4122	8244	12072	128	10798	1695	2955	2056	687
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:46AM 2.16		2:02PM 2.36	1:26AM 2.19		1:39PM 2.25	2:03AM 2.18		2:18PM 2.22	2:39AM 2.14		2:55PM 2.14	3:15AM 2.06	4:33AM 2.40	3:33PM 2.04	3:45AM 1.93		4:12PM 1.92		4:28AM 1.85	4:55PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)		7:47AM 0.14		7:15PM 0.01	7:32AM 0.12		7:54PM 0.02	8:11AM 0.12		8:32PM 0.09	8:48AM 0.17		9:09PM 0.20	10:54AM 0.53		9:40PM 0.33	10:04AM 0.38		10:24PM 0.49	10:45AM 0.51		11:06PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	8	12	14	10	16	16	14	18	21	18	21	20	17	14	14	12	12	13	10	14	16	14
Low °C	5	7	12	10	12	16	13	14	21	14	17	18	14	14	13	11	12	12	8	10	15	13
Chill °C (?)	6	11	13	9	16	16	14	18	21	18	21	20	16	12	11	9	10	12	10	14	16	12
Sunrise	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:35	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:31	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.0 S	0.9 SW	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.5 SW	1.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SW	0.1 SE	-	-	-	0.1 S	4.0 WSW	2.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.4 W
Period (s)	11	11	10	18	16	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	10	-	-	-	17	15	15	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	-	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.1 S
Period (s)	24	22	20	10	9	-	7	9	16	8	9	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	-	-	0.6 N	-	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	0.5 W	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	2	3	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	14	14	15	16	16	15	-	-	-	-

	Mon	Tuesday 03								Wednesday 04								Thursday 05
	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	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	609	1712	1373	395	393	538	386	352	1037	1211	1271	1418	1375	1278	314	279	795	685	751	772	533	512
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			1:49AM 2.33			12:58PM 2.24					1:26AM 2.19				1:39PM 2.25				2:03AM 2.18
Low Tide / height (m)				6:52AM 0.17					7:15PM 0.01				7:32AM 0.12				7:54PM 0.02				8:11AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	8	8	5	7	12	14	12	10	10	10	10	12	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	18
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	1	4	11	13	11	9	10	10	10	12	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	14	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSE	-	-	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	10	11	11	23	22	21	20	19	10	10	10	9	-	-	9	8	6	7	9	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	2	3	3	3	3	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

	Monday 02	Tuesday 03
	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	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 S	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	21	11	21	20	20	20	20
Energy(?)	660	2024	1902	555	546	771	769	414	455	414	439	395	393	402	464	483	446	487	512	549	614	614
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)						12:46AM 2.16												12:58PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)												6:52AM 0.17		8:11AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	7	11	11	12	13	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	8	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	0	2	4	10	9	11	12	12	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.2 SSE	0.1 W	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	10	11	11	10	24	12	11	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3