Karitane Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Karitane Point

Karitane Point in Otago is an exposed point break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northeast. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of sharks/rips.

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Overall Karitane Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Karitane Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pipeline (Dunedin)	1 mi
Second closest break	Possums Reef	6 mi
Third closest break	Warrington	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Potato Point	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Long Beach	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Karitane Point:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4756 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4810 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5055 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5116 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5266 mi
Tide stations nearest to Karitane Point:
Closest tide station	Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand	10 mi
Second closest tide station	Dunedin, New Zealand	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Oamaru, New Zealand	39 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand	70 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand(2)	70 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Karitane Point:
Closest ski area	Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand)	62 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand)	94 mi
Third closest ski area	Cardrona (New Zealand)	98 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Remarkables (New Zealand)	99 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Coronet Peak (New Zealand)	107 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Karitane Point:
Closest city location	Dunedin (New Zealand)	18 mi
Second closest city location	Oamaru (New Zealand)	42 mi
Third closest city location	Milton (New Zealand)	47 mi
Fourth closest city location	Balclutha (New Zealand)	60 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gore (New Zealand)	89 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Karitane Point is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Karitane Point is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 152 km (94 miles) away.
• Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Karitane Point and is 155 km (96 miles) away.