--- title: "Surf-Forecast.com vs Surfline: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Surf-Forecast.com or Surfline? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surf forecast sites set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/surf-forecast-com-vs-surfline" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Surf-Forecast.com vs Surfline: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Surf-Forecast.com or Surfline? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surf forecast sites set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Surf-Forecast.com and Surfline - **Competitive set**: Surf forecast sites - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Surf-Forecast.com Share of Search**: 1% - **Surfline Share of Search**: 23.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Surf-Forecast.com or Surfline? - In August 2026, Surfline had more branded searches than Surf-Forecast.com among surf forecast sites in New Zealand. Surfline was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Surf-Forecast.com’s 230, and held a 23.4% Share of Search versus Surf-Forecast.com’s 1%. - Surfline was ahead of Surf-Forecast.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Surf-Forecast.com’s estimated Share of Search among surf forecast sites in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 380 to 230. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Surfline’s estimated Share of Search among surf forecast sites in New Zealand moved from 20.4% to 23.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 5.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand surf forecast sites in August 2026? - In August 2026, Surfline lost estimated Share of Search among surf forecast sites in New Zealand, from 26.3% to 23.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Surf-Forecast.com in New Zealand fell 39.5% over 11 measured months, from 380 to 230 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Surf-Forecast.com estimated searches | Surf-Forecast.com Share of Search | Surf-Forecast.com rank | Surfline estimated searches | Surfline Share of Search | Surfline rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 380 | 1.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 20.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 420 | 0.97% | 4 | 11.8K | 27.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 520 | 1% | 4 | 12K | 23.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 710 | 1.4% | 3 | 12.5K | 24% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 550 | 1.2% | 4 | 12.3K | 27.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 450 | 1% | 4 | 12.8K | 29.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 560 | 1.5% | 3 | 12.6K | 32.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.1K | 3.2% | 3 | 10.9K | 33.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 330 | 1.2% | 3 | 7.8K | 27.6% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 230 | 0.98% | 4 | 6.2K | 26.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 230 | 1% | 4 | 5.2K | 23.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Surf-Forecast.com’s and Surfline’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Surf-Forecast.com**: Measured on the search terms “surf forecast com”, “surf forecast com nz”, “surf forecast com surf forecast” and “surf forecast com surf report”, summed into one figure. - **Surfline**: Measured on the search terms “surf report surfline”, “surfline”, “surfline com”, “surfline near me”, “surfline nz”, “surfline online”, “surfline report”, “surfline surf forecast” and “surfline swell”, summed into one figure. - [Surf-Forecast.com profile](/demand/nz/brands/surf-forecast-com) - [Surfline profile](/demand/nz/brands/surfline) - [All surf forecast sites in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-surf-forecast-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Surf-Forecast.com or Surfline? In August 2026, Surfline had more branded searches than Surf-Forecast.com among surf forecast sites in New Zealand. Surfline was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Surf-Forecast.com’s 230, and held a 23.4% Share of Search versus Surf-Forecast.com’s 1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Surf-Forecast.com vs Surfline: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/surf-forecast-com-vs-surfline This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/surf-forecast-com-vs-surfline. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.