Surf Forecasts:
Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with 1,871 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu this week:
The surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 207 | 130 | 73 | 181 | 110 | 217 | 245 | 150 | 142 | 97 | 211 | 461 | 312 | 276 | 592 | 724 | 1211 | 1465 | 504 | 1127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.91m | 4:09AM1.93m | 4:32PM1.82m | 4:55AM1.85m | 5:18PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.77m | 6:06PM1.63m | 6:32AM1.69m | 6:57PM1.55m | 7:22AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.50m | 8:12AM1.58m | 8:43PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.13m | 10:31PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.17m | 11:14PM0.20m | 11:44AM0.22m | 11:57PM0.25m | 12:27PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.29m | 1:10PM0.32m | 1:26AM0.32m | 1:56PM0.36m | 2:13AM0.35m | 2:44PM0.40m | 3:02AM0.37m | |||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 244 | 207 | 130 | 73 | 181 | 58 | 42 | 59 | 43 | 142 | 97 | 86 | 34 | 47 | 196 | 84 | 66 | 1211 | 525 | 93 | 1127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 66 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 110 | 217 | 245 | 150 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 19 | — | E 15 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | S 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 24 | — | 64 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 120 | — | — | — | 29 | 27 | 95 | 211 | 461 | 312 | 276 | 592 | 724 | — | 1465 | 504 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 207 | 256 | 11 | 256 | 256 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 60 | 0 |
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