Belonging to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry, the invention specifically relates to a method for preparing (S)-metoprolol succinate. The method comprises the steps of: pumping hydroxyphenylethyl methyl ether and (R)-chloropropylene oxide into a reaction vessel, and during the reaction process, pumping a reaction feed liquid into an external circulating dewatering system loaded with a dewatering agent for circulating dewatering, reacting the prepared (S)-3-[4-(2-methoxyethyl) phenoxyl]-1, 2-epoxypropane with isopropylamine so as to obtain an (S)-metoprolol base; mixing the (S)-metoprolol base with succinic acid, thus obtaining (S)-metoprolol succinate. During the first step of reaction in the invention, water generated in the reaction process can be effectively removed through the external circulating dewatering device, and the loss of (S)-3-[4-(2-methoxyethyl) phenoxyl]-1, 2-epoxypropane is reduced, thus realizing simple and fast production of low energy consumption. By the method of the invention, the conversion rate of the first step product (S)-3-[4-(2-methoxyethyl) phenoxyl]-1, 2-epoxypropane is over 90%, the final yield of (S)-metoprolol succinate is greater than 75%, and the utilization rate of the reaction substrate is obviously enhanced.