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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	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	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	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	0	9	0	0	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s)	13	7	8	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	11	13
Energy	1212	952	491	1498	1010	1752	1534	4253	4565	8594	5809	10448	3383	3219	1535	1769	1251	534	305	52	88	72
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:19PM 2.22	8:25AM 1.86		8:48PM 1.82	9:12AM 1.83		9:34PM 1.85	9:58AM 1.85		10:15PM 1.87	10:44AM 1.92		12:19AM 2.30		12:31PM 2.06	11:35PM 1.95		12:03PM 1.96	12:13AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		1:40PM 0.40			2:41PM 0.42	3:00AM 0.43		3:23PM 0.43		3:46AM 0.41	4:13PM 0.44		4:34AM 0.38	4:54PM 0.45	6:18PM 0.71	6:11AM 0.37			5:52AM 0.35		6:12PM 0.47	6:31AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	12	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	14	12	8	8	6	8	10	6	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	9	10	11	13	15
Low °C	9	12	8	8	8	4	4	8	5	6	11	9	11	11	8	10	11	7	7	11	11	13
Chill °C (?)	10	14	10	7	6	6	7	10	4	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	12	7	8	9	12	14
Sunrise	8:14	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:21
Sunset	-	5:17	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 WSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.2 S	2.5 SSW	0.2 S	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	16	14	14	14	14	13	15	16	15	15	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.0 SW	-	-	-	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.2 S	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	12	17	16	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	15	10	10	9	9	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 W	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	3.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	-	7	8	-	-	-	-	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	3

	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	2.0 W	1.2 SSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	12	7	12	12	8	12	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Energy	1312	1201	1212	765	952	473	2492	491	557	537	1498	1179	1010	1355	1795	1752	1728	1728	1534	3151	4253	1838
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:26AM 1.87				7:57PM 1.81	9:19PM 2.22			8:25AM 1.86				8:48PM 1.82					9:17AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)	2:37AM 0.64				1:40PM 0.40				2:08AM 0.46				2:41PM 0.42				3:00AM 0.43					3:23PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	10	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	9	11	14	12	11	12	11	8	8	8	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	8	10	8
Chill °C (?)	7	7	8	10	14	11	9	10	11	6	7	8	6	8	6	3	3	2	2	5	10	6
Sunrise	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.4 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	1.2 SW	0.1 S	1.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	-	-	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	8	12	12	-	17	16	16	16	15	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	10	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.0 W	1.9 WNW	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 WSW	2.5 SW	1.3 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	7	7	12	8	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	13	5

	Monday 25
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	2.0 W	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1431	1313	1312	1312	1201	1201	1201	1697	1212	988	932	765	880	1035	952	1033	916	473	473	2575	2492	2492
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	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								7:26AM 1.87												7:57PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)			2:37AM 0.64													3:03PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	13	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	13	11	14	12	12	11	11	10	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	12	12	12