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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	Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sun
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	4	4	4	0	0	3	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 SW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 S	2.2 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	11	14	13	13	12	12	11	20	18	18	16	15	14	8	9	9	10	9
Energy(?)	280	493	398	153	479	214	309	420	308	258	259	721	1350	1265	796	515	407	871	1003	1083	1879	2244
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:23PM 1.76	3:48AM 1.87		4:28PM 2.24		4:25AM 1.89	4:37PM 1.80		5:32AM 2.30	5:15PM 1.80		6:10AM 2.31	6:24PM 2.31		6:21AM 1.83	6:38PM 1.77		7:33AM 2.30		7:57PM 2.29	8:22AM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)			9:28PM 0.29	9:55AM 0.35		10:44PM 0.80	10:35AM 0.32		10:48PM 0.23	11:40AM 0.82		12:03AM 0.75	12:20PM 0.81		12:12AM 0.24	12:39PM 0.33		12:58AM 0.28		1:51PM 0.87	2:20AM 0.86
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	1	-	2	2	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	10	12	14	12	11	12	11	16	18	14	15	15	13	13	13	10	12	12	11	17
Low °C	10	12	10	11	13	11	11	11	10	13	18	13	14	13	12	10	11	7	10	12	10	14
Chill °C (?)	10	12	8	10	13	11	9	10	8	14	18	12	15	14	11	10	10	7	9	9	8	17
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20
Sunset	-	9:30	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:24	-	-	9:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 SW	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.1 S
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	11	14	13	13	12	12	11	7	7	18	8	9	9	9	10	12	12	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 E	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.2 ENE	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	-	0.6 SW	0.9 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	8	12	6	20	18	11	16	15	14	14	13	-	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.6 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.2 ESE	1.1 E	0.6 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	-	-	1.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 S	2.2 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	3	3	7	3	7	6	5	5	6	7	7	7	-	-	5	8	9	9	10	9

	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	505	660	536	507	236	210	466	398	451	203	432	129	148	155	486	628	730	780	309	393	420	318
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:53AM 2.07				3:51PM 2.22				3:48AM 1.87	4:17AM 2.27				4:28PM 2.24				4:25AM 1.89				5:05PM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)			9:16AM 0.39				9:28PM 0.29				9:55AM 0.35	10:24AM 0.89				10:08PM 0.25				11:01AM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	9	8	12	12	10	9	8	8	9	10	11	10	10	10	9	10	8	8	9	9	8	10
Sunrise	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.2 ENE	0.4 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	13	7	8	7	9	7	6	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	7	7	6	6	3

	Sunday 18
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	587	749	738	665	355	351	660	590	536	280	527	276	239	239	493	491	491	474	207	186	184	183
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			3:10AM 1.84												3:23PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)									9:16AM 0.39													10:05PM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	9	8	8	9	8	8	9	10	11	10	11	10	9	9	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	2	3	3	3