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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Southland Wavefinder

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	Sat	Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	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	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	2	3	4	3	1	2	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W
Period(s) (?)	18	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1735	3263	1518	1647	1038	824	878	995	436	945	1044	612	1266	609	230	638	583	112	109	233	224	348
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:16PM	10:34AM		12:27AM	11:31AM		1:17AM	12:19PM		12:51AM		1:01PM	1:30AM		2:57PM	3:24AM		2:16PM	4:24AM		4:43PM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:27AM	6:13PM		5:24AM	5:51PM	7:06PM	6:13AM	6:37PM	4:27AM	6:56AM		7:18PM	7:34AM		9:06PM	8:11AM		9:55PM 10:54AM	10:55AM		10:26PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	12	13	11	12	13	13	14	14	12	14	15	12	16	16	14	16	18	14	19	20	16
Low °C	12	12	12	9	11	13	11	12	13	9	12	15	12	14	15	13	15	15	13	16	17	15
Chill °C (?)	19	10	12	10	11	11	12	14	13	11	14	14	12	16	15	14	16	18	13	19	20	16
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:01	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:02	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	18	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.6 WSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	-	12	12	11	-	11	10	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	5	9	9	11	11	11	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 WSW	-	-	-	1.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.2 S	-	-	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	-	16	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-	2	-

	Sat	Sunday 09	Monday 10	Tue
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Oreti Beach Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.8 SW	1.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1302	1735	2413	3823	3263	3182	1518	2325	1873	1647	1415	1265	1038	253	824	66	890	878
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		10:16PM 1.87				10:34AM 1.91				11:17PM 1.94				11:31AM 1.99				12:08AM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)				5:49AM 0.66				4:57PM 0.35				5:24AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	14	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	10	9	11	12	13	13	12	13
Chill °C (?)	18	19	12	9	10	10	12	11	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	12	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.8 SW	1.6 WSW	0.1 S	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	18	18	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.4 SSE	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 NW	-	0.3 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	12	12	18	-	-	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	8	-	6	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.0 W	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	17	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	-