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 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Fri
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	3	5	4	5	6	8	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.2 W	1.7 W	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	3.5 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	15	14	14	15	15	16	14
Energy(?)	2177	1401	1433	1412	1573	1672	1255	1631	987	1155	2116	1480	4350	5275	7828	10088	4112	4123
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:15AM		4:18PM		4:33AM	3:39PM		5:33AM			5:04AM	5:55PM		6:14AM		7:05PM	7:24AM
Low Tide / height (m)		8:33AM		9:03PM	11:03AM		9:49PM		12:04PM	10:59PM	11:33AM		12:10AM		12:45PM 8:39AM	1:19AM		1:51PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	7	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	15	12	13	15	13	12	10	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Low °C	9	10	13	11	11	14	10	10	10	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	10	10	15	12	13	15	11	10	7	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	2.3 WSW	1.1 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	-	1.7 W	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	12	11	12	13	13	13	-	13	12	12	15	14	14	15	15	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	4	14	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	-	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	2.2 W	0.3 WSW	0.1 N	-	-	3.5 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	-	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	13	-	11	-	-	-	-	13	13	1	-	-	14	14	15	15	-	15

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	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	2477	2177	1990	1425	1401	2321	1433	1284	1342	1412	1453	1548	1573	1647	1672	1575	1452	1255
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)							2:47PM 1.86	4:18PM 2.21				3:06AM 1.84				3:45PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)	8:12PM 0.49									9:03PM 0.58				9:27AM 0.47				9:56PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	10	9	10	13	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	15	14	11	10
Chill °C (?)	10	9	8	7	8	13	15	13	12	11	11	10	10	13	15	14	10	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	-	-	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	-	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-