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 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			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	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Porridge Southland	Colac Bay Southland
Rating	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	2	4	3	3	3	4	1	3	3	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	1.4 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	0.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.7 SW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W
Period(s) (?)	13	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	16	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	16	14
Energy(?)	137	1972	3025	810	5950	2497	2036	2173	795	511	230	762	287	1269	980	657	217	948	532	742	4239	1993
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	on	cross	cross- on	glass	off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:50PM 2.32	2:25AM 2.33		2:36PM 2.23	3:20AM 2.23	4:46AM 2.55	5:06PM 2.44		5:46AM 2.43	6:09PM 2.33		5:17AM 1.93			6:32AM 1.87	6:52PM 1.86		7:41AM 1.82		8:02PM 1.82	8:44AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)			8:09PM -0.07	8:36AM 0.16		9:02PM 0.00	11:04AM 0.46		11:32PM 0.35	12:03PM 0.54		11:02PM 0.24	11:27AM 0.49		12:04AM 0.35	12:43PM 0.55		1:19AM 0.41		1:46PM 0.56	2:25AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	5	3	10	10	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	14	11
High °C	17	16	13	17	14	10	15	12	15	13	11	10	14	13	10	16	17	9	11	13	12	10
Low °C	15	15	12	15	9	8	12	12	13	11	11	8	11	13	9	14	13	7	11	11	9	10
Chill °C (?)	16	15	12	16	13	8	14	9	14	12	9	8	13	12	9	16	17	5	9	12	10	8
Sunrise	6:18	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	8:47	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.4 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.7 SW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W
Period (s)	13	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	9	18	7	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	0.5 WNW	0.2 S	0.1 NW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.1 SE	0.8 WNW	1.2 W	-	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	9	9	9	16	-	-	-	13	8	9	10	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.5 W	-	-	2.4 W	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.3 N	0.1 SE	0.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	-	1.0 W	-	0.6 NNW	0.4 WSW	-	0.5 N	0.4 N	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	13	-	-	3	9	7	11	10	-	6	-	3	3	-	4	3	-	-

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	2	4	0	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	0	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.8 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 SW	0.3 WSW	1.6 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.4 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	7	8	11	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	15	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	332	433	1163	2523	2843	1979	1258	3025	3045	2809	2586	5681	1140	54	1064	2497	2221	2036	2036	651	1504	1230
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:32AM 2.38				1:45PM 2.28				3:49AM 2.64				2:36PM 2.23	4:05PM 2.16			3:20AM 2.23				3:36PM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)			7:45AM 0.07				9:39PM 0.22								8:56PM 0.01				9:30AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	13	17	15	15	13	13	12	13	14	18	15	9	9	9	9	10	12	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	7	8	12	16	14	14	12	11	10	11	12	17	15	7	9	9	7	8	10	16	16	14
Sunrise	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.8 W	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	2.5 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.3 WSW	1.6 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.4 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	7	8	11	13	16	12	12	14	13	13	13	15	15	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.4 SW	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	13	16	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	3.0 W	3.0 W	-	0.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	12	-	3	-	-	-	-	13	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4

	Friday 07
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	2	2	4	0	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	0	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.2 W	0.6 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	0.4 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	18	18	8	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	14
Energy(?)	315	332	332	66	104	433	130	1163	1163	1163	2154	2523	2576	55	2843	1972	1979	1979	1979	1338	2990	2990
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:32AM 2.38												1:45PM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)									9:16AM 0.31											8:03PM -0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	16	17	15	16	15	15	15	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	11	12	14	15	16	15	16	14	15	14	14	14	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.2 W	0.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SE	1.0 SW	0.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.2 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	10	7	7	7	13	8	8	11	11	11	16	13	13	10	16	16	12	12	12	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	18	10	10	18	7	10	10	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 W	-	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	0.4 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-