Surf Forecasts:
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 26 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 22 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 6,224 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 22) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 25) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Fri 26th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Mon 22nd Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2267 | 1379 | 656 | 499 | 528 | 75 | 289 | 650 | 1605 | 3736 | 5392 | 2318 | 1299 | 920 | 536 | 1585 | 1107 | 722 | 340 | 2467 | 4013 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross | glassy | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM2.00m | 6:40AM1.91m | 7:07PM1.95m | 7:39AM1.89m | 8:04PM1.91m | 8:37AM1.87m | 9:00PM1.87m | 9:31AM1.85m | 9:54PM1.83m | 10:23AM1.83m | 10:46PM1.79m | 11:13AM1.80m | 11:37PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.03m | 1:06AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.09m | 2:01AM0.20m | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:55AM0.22m | 3:15PM0.26m | 3:47AM0.25m | 4:08PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.28m | 5:02PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:54PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2267 | 1379 | 656 | 144 | 188 | 75 | 289 | 650 | 1605 | 3736 | 5392 | 2318 | 1299 | 920 | 536 | 1585 | 1107 | 439 | 340 | 171 | 4013 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 20 | E 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 37 | 499 | 528 | 25 | 134 | 65 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 191 | 70 | 47 | 722 | 5 | — | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 18 | SSE 9 | SW 8 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 23 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 17 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 41 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 30 | 69 | — | — | 864 | 213 | 638 | — | — | 31 | 26 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 14 | 1384 | 2467 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 262 | 35 |
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