Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Feb 27) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach in the next 12 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 01) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Feb 26) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Fri 27th Feb)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s
Best Surf 4AM (Tue 3rd Mar)7ft (2.1m) 11s
Most Powerful10PM (Sun 1st Mar)15ft (4.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
4.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131614141312101214131211111010171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1106933322561181051782178381649686023051920127487858828821714781
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
ESE
10
NNW
5
W
10
NE
15
W
35
WSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
N
5
W
10
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
2:16PM
1.77
2:47AM
1.90
3:09PM
1.81
3:38AM
1.91
4:00PM
1.84
4:28AM
1.91
4:50PM
1.84
5:16AM
1.88
5:38PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
7:29PM
0.25
8:12AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.23
9:28PM
0.15
10:00AM
0.19
10:19PM
0.12
10:47AM
0.17
11:07PM
0.13
11:32AM
0.17
11:52PM
0.16
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise7:07--7:09--7:09--7:11--7:13--7:13--7:16--
Sunset-8:31--8:30--8:29--8:27--8:24--8:22--8:21-
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
71------23-----------
Temp. °C11111112121113141312121011119111313161716
Feels °C (?)5679981112102115559108141414
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The above surf forecast table for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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