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 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			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	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Frentzes Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.0 W	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	15	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	10	11
Energy(?)	1241	654	459	281	536	414	827	578	663	546	293	3903	3601	5110	3720	3709	1567	1198	1289	1413	857	1011
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:39PM		4:29AM	5:16PM	6:40PM	7:07AM		7:44PM	8:12AM	4:14PM	8:46PM 5:39PM	7:48AM		8:30PM	8:46AM		9:22PM		1:00PM	12:52AM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:57AM		11:57PM	10:56AM 9:57AM		12:59AM 11:29AM		1:34PM	2:04AM		1:13PM			2:14PM	2:42AM		4:07PM		6:43AM		7:04PM 11:42PM	6:45AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	14	14	14	12	10	12	10	12	13	11	10	10	8	10	9	8	12	13	15	16
Low °C	14	14	13	13	13	11	9	12	8	9	12	9	9	9	6	9	8	7	8	13	13	15
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	13	13	12	7	10	8	11	11	8	9	9	8	8	9	7	12	12	14	16
Sunrise	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39
Sunset	-	6:04	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.0 W	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	15	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	8	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.6 E	0.3 WSW	-	0.1 SW	0.3 ESE	-	2.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 E	-	-	0.1 SW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	-	16	15	9	18	6	10	16	-	21	7	-	16	18	16	16	-	-	22	9	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	0.5 ESE	0.4 E	-	1.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WNW	-	2.1 W
Period (s)	-	16	14	4	5	-	-	3	3	-	12	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	11

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1241	1397	654	1102	886	459	459	452	281	342	536	249	458	414	330	320	827	480
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				4:14PM 1.69				6:00AM 1.97								5:34AM 1.63	6:50AM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)		11:29AM 0.78				11:57PM 0.87								11:30PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	3	11	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	9	11
Chill °C (?)	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	11	9	6	9
Sunrise	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.9 WSW	0.1 S	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	15	16	16	15	14	14	9	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.1 SE	0.3 S	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 E	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	16	-	-	15	15	15	9	14	18	18	6	6	6	6	10	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.4 SE	0.6 ESE	-	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	16	-	-	14	14	14	4	13	5	6	-	-	2	3	-	3