Penguin Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Penguin Beach on the Otago Peninsula is an exposed beach and point break that only works when conditions are just right. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include sharks and rocks.

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Overall Penguin Beach 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 Penguin Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pipikaretu	1 mi
Second closest break	Aramoana Spit	1 mi
Third closest break	Murdering Bay	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Papanui Beach	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Long Beach	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Penguin Beach:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4763 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4818 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5063 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5124 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5273 mi
Tide stations nearest to Penguin Beach:
Closest tide station	Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Dunedin, New Zealand	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Oamaru, New Zealand	48 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand	63 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand(2)	63 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Penguin Beach:
Closest ski area	Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand)	73 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand)	103 mi
Third closest ski area	Cardrona (New Zealand)	106 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Remarkables (New Zealand)	107 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Coronet Peak (New Zealand)	114 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Penguin Beach:
Closest city location	Dunedin (New Zealand)	13 mi
Second closest city location	Milton (New Zealand)	44 mi
Third closest city location	Oamaru (New Zealand)	51 mi
Fourth closest city location	Balclutha (New Zealand)	57 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gore (New Zealand)	89 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Penguin Beach is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Penguin Beach is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 167 km (104 miles) away.
• Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Penguin Beach and is 170 km (106 miles) away.