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Moeraki ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of Surf: 3.0
Difficulty Level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Overall: 3.2

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Moeraki Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Otago, New Zealand)

Moeraki Surf Guide

Moeraki in N Otago is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the north northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is also a right hand reef break.. Best around high tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Sharks may be a hazard at this break.

Moeraki Spot Info

Type:Rating:
Icon beach redBeach and reefIcon s33.2
Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent
14.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Moeraki:

The best conditions reported for surf at Moeraki occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

What's the best time of year to surf Moeraki (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: summer
The best time of year for surfing Moeraki with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in December while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 67% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
9%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
24%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
67%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Moeraki Location Map

Interactive Moeraki surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Moeraki is Oamaru Airport (OAM) in New Zealand, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Moeraki is Dunedin Airport (DUD), also in New Zealand, 80 km (50 miles) away.

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Moeraki Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 15:53 Local Time
Tuesday 13Wed
3PM6PM9PM0AM
Wave (m) 0.9
E 		0.8
E 		0.8
E 		0.7
E
Period (s) 11 10 10 10
Wind (km/h) 15 SSE 15 SW 20 W 15 W
Wind State cross cross-
off		 off cross-
off
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Tides at Moeraki

Current tide and informaton
For Lighthouse (Spot C), 29.0 km from Moeraki.
Next High Water: 04:07pm | 1.67m
Tidal range ClockIcon tide needleIcon tide star
Next Low Water: 10:18pm | 0.3m
IS AT (local time)

Moeraki Sea Temperature

The Moeraki water temperature is rather cool (14.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
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Current Temp*: 14.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Moeraki

Surf stats for Moeraki, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Moeraki

Wind stats for Moeraki, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Average Wind
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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

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We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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