Catlins Surf

Detailed Catlins surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Catlins. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Catlins. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Catlins over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Catlins and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Catlins Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Catlins Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Catlins coastline are also listed below.

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Catlins Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 01			Friday 02			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 SW	1.6 SE	3.0 SE	3.5 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.2 E	2.2 E	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	12	13	16	15	6	8	8	9	10	10	10	11	10	10	20	18	17	16	15
Energy(?)	799	261	239	421	80	291	33	154	1144	1601	2028	2575	2231	1933	1888	1006	951	1659	2417	2541	1333	606
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	6:57AM		7:08PM	7:38AM		8:10PM	9:07AM		10:03PM	10:16AM		10:43PM	11:21AM	7:28PM	11:44PM		12:43PM	1:05AM		1:06PM	2:35AM
Low Tide / height (m)		1:21PM	1:29AM		2:02PM	2:31AM		3:27PM 1:21PM		3:54AM	4:10PM		4:54AM	5:30PM		6:23AM		6:57PM		11:24PM	9:29PM	5:42AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	2	5	-	-	6	9	16	7	7	26	9	13	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	12	9	10	10	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	8	8
Low °C	11	12	9	9	10	9	8	5	4	4	5	4	5	6	7	7	8	8	9	8	6	7
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	8	8	9	5	2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	2	2	4	6	6	6	4	4
Sunrise	8:07	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58
Sunset	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 WSW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	8	13	12	11	12	9	13	-	18	17	16	15	14	14	20	18	17	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.4 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	12	7	16	15	11	10	-	-	-	-	9	9	24	23	13	12	12	12	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NE	-	-	1.2 SW	0.2 NNW	-	0.3 SSE	1.6 SE	3.0 SE	3.5 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.2 E	2.2 E	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	5	-	-	12	2	-	3	6	8	8	9	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	5

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Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	1.0 SSE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	16	16	15	15	15	4
Energy(?)	799	604	261	253	246	239	341	287	421	265	80	216	310	291	424	77	33	39
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	on	on
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:57AM 1.90				7:08PM 2.12				8:27AM 2.34				8:30PM 1.79					9:34AM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)			1:00PM 0.21				1:51AM 0.22				2:02PM 0.31				2:52AM 0.26	3:12AM 0.89
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4
Temp. °C	11	12	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	12	13	12	12	11	11	9	8	8	8	10	9	8	8	9	5	4
Sunrise	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-
Sunset	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	8	13	13	12	12	12	15	15	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 SW	0.2 E	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	12	10	7	17	16	16	11	11	15	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SW	-	0.2 NNW	-	0.4 W	-	0.2 W	-	0.3 SSE	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	2	-	3	-	3	-	3	4