Potato Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Potato Point in Otago is a fairly exposed point break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of sharks/rips.

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Overall Potato 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 Potato Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Long Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Possums Reef	2 mi
Third closest break	Warrington	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Murdering Bay	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Aramoana Spit	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Potato Point:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4763 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4817 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5062 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5123 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5273 mi
Tide stations nearest to Potato Point:
Closest tide station	Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Dunedin, New Zealand	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Oamaru, New Zealand	47 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 Potato Point:
Closest ski area	Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand)	68 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand)	96 mi
Third closest ski area	Cardrona (New Zealand)	100 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Remarkables (New Zealand)	100 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Coronet Peak (New Zealand)	108 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Potato Point:
Closest city location	Dunedin (New Zealand)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Milton (New Zealand)	41 mi
Third closest city location	Oamaru (New Zealand)	49 mi
Fourth closest city location	Balclutha (New Zealand)	55 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gore (New Zealand)	85 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Potato Point is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Potato Point is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 157 km (98 miles) away.
• Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Potato Point and is 167 km (104 miles) away.