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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Southland Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Southland Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Southland Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Southland Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Southland Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Southland Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Southland Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Southland Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Southland Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	4	4	5	6	6	7	2	3	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	2778	1344	1875	3062	3209	5321	2452	2008	3032	1089	1588	1389	1227	1772	3468	2885	1047	1244
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			10:17PM	9:20AM		9:52PM	10:13AM		12:00AM	11:04AM		11:27PM	11:54AM		12:13AM 9:00PM	9:05PM	2:06PM 10:17PM	1:04AM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:45PM		3:11AM	5:05PM		4:03AM	4:30PM		4:52AM	5:18PM		5:40AM		6:06PM	6:34AM		6:59PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	10	10	7	9	11	9	9	9	8	10	13	9	9	9	8	6	9	8
Low °C	7	9	5	7	9	7	7	9	7	7	11	8	9	9	3	3	9	6
Chill °C (?)	8	7	5	6	11	6	6	6	6	8	13	8	7	6	6	4	6	6
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-
Sunset	-	5:38	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:31	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	2.4 SSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	-	14	13	13	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.2 WSW	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	21	20	16	-	-	-	-	17	15	14	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	-	1.8 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	14	-	14	14	14	14	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	5	0	2	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.9 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	13
Energy(?)	2778	1384	1344	1627	1267	1875	1929	2033	3062	1647	3209	3257	3267	5321	1368	4708	2452	4580
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:22AM 1.95									9:20AM 2.08				9:52PM 2.09				10:18AM 2.23
Low Tide / height (m)								3:11AM 0.27				3:39PM 0.11				4:09AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-
Temp. °C	7	10	10	9	9	6	5	5	7	10	11	9	7	7	9	8	7	9
Chill °C (?)	4	8	7	7	6	4	3	3	4	10	11	8	5	4	6	3	3	6
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-
Sunset	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	2.1 SSW	0.2 S	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	-	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 SW	0.4 SE	0.1 SW	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	24	11	24	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	-	1.9 WSW	-	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	1.8 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.0 WNW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	-	14	-	14	-	-	-	14	-	14	14	13	14	6	13	14	13