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 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 01
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland
Rating	3	3	2	3	4	2	2	2	0	3	5	2	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	2.4 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	13	13	13	9	11	18	16	12	12	11	12	11	11	14	13	12	12	12	14
Energy(?)	1903	1508	629	890	1092	569	275	1483	3864	3650	3018	2517	1723	1379	501	869	605	1060	762	639	1597	1304
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:02PM	8:53AM 8:30PM		9:42PM	9:58AM		11:53PM	12:12PM		12:42AM	12:44PM		1:16AM	12:26PM 8:59AM		12:57AM		1:09PM	3:44AM		4:01PM	4:09AM
Low Tide / height (m)			3:22PM	3:54AM		5:45PM		6:15AM	6:36PM	4:17AM	6:38AM	6:57PM		6:22AM	6:45PM		7:04AM		9:13PM 11:11AM	10:12AM		9:53PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
High °C	13	16	15	13	16	18	18	15	16	13	16	15	13	17	19	16	20	19	17	18	17	14
Low °C	12	15	14	11	14	18	14	15	13	12	13	15	10	14	18	13	15	18	14	17	16	11
Chill °C (?)	12	15	14	12	14	18	18	13	14	10	15	13	12	17	19	15	20	19	16	18	16	12
Sunrise	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:40	-	-	8:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.1 S	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	-	1.4 SSW	2.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	-	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	13	12	13	13	13	13	9	-	-	-	10	-	12	12	16	11	14	13	12	12	-	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 E	0.5 W	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	-	0.2 WSW	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 S
Period (s)	12	-	13	12	12	6	12	-	-	-	13	-	18	18	-	16	9	-	-	-	-	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	-	-	0.1 S	0.3 N	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.4 W	-	0.1 N	-	-	0.6 N	2.4 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	-	8	2	11	18	16	12	12	11	12	11	-	2	-	-	4	12	14

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	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	9
Energy(?)	1072	1903	1652	1652	1508	703	629	558	426	890	1112	1086	1092	546	569	306	220	275
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					8:53AM 1.58	10:25AM 1.99				11:00PM 2.08				10:03AM 1.71				10:43PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)			2:48AM 0.82					4:48PM 0.77				5:08AM 0.72				4:28PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	12	12	12	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	13	14	18	18	18	18	16
Chill °C (?)	12	10	10	11	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	13	18	18	18	18	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	1.1 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.3 SW	-	-	-	0.4 S	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.7 S	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.1 S	0.5 W	1.0 W	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	8	12	-	-	-	13	13	13	12	12	8	12	12	11	6	7	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.3 N
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	-	-	3	-	-	8	-	-	2