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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	Sat		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	0	0	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 W	5.0 W	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 W	1.9 WSW	3.0 SW	0.6 S	0.1 S	6.0 WSW	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.4 WSW	2.0 SSW	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 W	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	11	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	18	19	15	14	13	12	9	11	10	10	12	13
Energy(?)	5924	3135	3776	8611	511	304	5057	8400	1550	3466	234	7	17162	1728	670	1759	704	4893	2445	3574	7144	6056
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		11:08PM 1.95	12:46PM 2.31		11:51PM 2.02	12:06PM 1.98		12:26AM 2.05	12:43PM 2.04		12:56AM 2.02		1:10PM 2.00	1:35AM 2.05		1:43PM 1.98	2:10AM 2.01		2:17PM 1.93	2:42AM 1.91		2:52PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)	5:05PM 0.37		6:40AM 0.48	5:44PM 0.31		5:57AM 0.26	6:20PM 0.27		6:38AM 0.26	6:53PM 0.25		7:11AM 0.29		7:27PM 0.26	7:39AM 0.34		8:02PM 0.30	8:14AM 0.41		8:31PM 0.36	8:57AM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	3	2	-	9	23	6	3	7	1	2	1	1	5	9	2	6	1	2	6	4	3
High °C	12	9	9	11	8	8	11	10	9	9	9	11	11	9	11	16	8	8	10	8	7	7
Low °C	12	6	7	11	7	7	11	9	7	8	7	10	11	8	8	10	5	8	9	7	7	7
Chill °C (?)	9	7	4	8	5	5	9	7	5	4	5	7	7	7	10	14	4	5	6	4	2	2
Sunrise	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-
Sunset	8:19	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:29
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	2.5 WSW	-	-	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	3.5 W	-	-	0.6 S	0.1 S	-	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.4 WSW	2.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	15	-	-	14	13	14	14	-	-	18	19	-	14	13	12	9	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.7 SW	-	0.5 SW	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	1.1 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	-	4.0 W	5.0 W	-	-	4.0 W	3.0 W	1.9 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 W	3.5 W	6.0 WSW	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 W	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW
Period (s)	15	-	11	14	-	-	13	14	15	15	14	15	15	-	-	-	12	11	10	10	12	13

	Saturday 18			Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	0	4	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	0	2	6	0	6	5	3	0	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	1.2 SW	3.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	1.4 SW	5.0 W	5.0 W
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	14	11	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	16	15	15
Energy(?)	5924	1232	3848	3135	2976	5264	3776	6686	8611	7457	709	3722	437	250	304	5354	5057	5438	4938	989	10818	12775
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- on	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:13PM 1.98				11:36AM 1.98				11:51PM 2.02				12:06PM 1.98				12:22AM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		5:00PM 0.37				5:21AM 0.28				5:44PM 0.31				6:03AM 0.25				6:14PM 0.27				6:32AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	1	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	1	20	15	2	1	2	-	-	5
Temp. °C	12	12	9	7	6	5	7	9	11	11	7	8	7	9	8	8	11	11	9	9	10	9
Chill °C (?)	9	11	8	4	1	2	2	4	7	8	4	5	3	5	5	6	8	9	7	7	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46
Sunset	-	8:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-	1.2 SW	3.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	-	15	15	15	-	15	-	-	-	-	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	-	-	-	0.3 N	-	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	-	5.0 W	5.0 W
Period (s)	15	-	-	-	15	14	11	12	14	14	-	-	-	2	-	13	13	12	13	-	15	15

	Saturday 18	Sunday 19
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	0	4	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	0	2	6	0	6	5	3	0	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	10044	7361	5924	5924	10605	1232	7357	7096	3848	3526	930	3135	744	5344	5344	5459	5336	5264	5264	874	860	1056
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											11:08PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)					5:05PM 0.37												5:26AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	1	-	1	-	1	-
High °C	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	8
Chill °C (?)	8	9	9	9	10	11	9	9	7	5	3	4	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	1.8 SW	-	-	3.5 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	-	-	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	12	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	-	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14