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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	Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	1	4	4	3	4	4	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	5	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	3.5 WSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	2.1 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	7	7	7	16	16
Energy(?)	241	5441	464	2396	3174	1213	519	1439	907	835	517	307	295	217	223	480	153	337	92	84	2369	4265
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)				8:23AM 2.22		8:36PM 1.62	9:01AM 1.56		9:55PM 2.14	10:18AM 2.09		10:42PM 1.55	11:08AM 1.50		11:45PM 1.58	12:07PM 1.53		12:38AM 1.64			1:23AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)		1:35PM 0.37	11:54PM 0.22		2:44PM 1.06	2:55AM 0.53		3:21PM 0.54		4:02AM 1.20	4:35PM 1.18		4:53AM 0.63	5:15PM 0.58		5:49AM 0.61	6:07PM 0.54		7:09AM 1.18	6:55PM 0.47		7:25AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	16	13	14	15	11	14	13	11	12	17	16	19	17	15	20	17	16	15	15	13	17
Low °C	18	14	9	11	14	8	12	12	10	11	15	15	17	16	15	17	17	10	12	13	10	14
Chill °C (?)	22	15	11	13	14	10	13	12	9	11	17	16	19	17	14	20	16	16	14	14	12	17
Sunrise	6:46	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52
Sunset	-	9:08	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	2.4 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	2.1 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	14	8	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	7	7	7	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.8 SW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	-	6	7	14	11	10	9	9	9	4	8	9	9	8	10	10	9	13	13	12	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	3.5 WSW	1.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	5	12	7	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	-	-	-	7	5	7	5	6	-	-

	Saturday 07					Sunday 08								Monday 09								Tue
	10AM	1PM	1:30PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	3	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1081	1013	231	3395	545	1386	2294	1997	2396	2453	544	1389	1319	1213	1209	1336	1383	1383	600	1380	1261	1188
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- on	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:18AM 1.76				8:04PM 2.28				8:23AM 2.22				8:36PM 1.62				9:01AM 1.56				9:37PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)			11:34AM 0.04				2:01AM 0.42				2:44PM 1.06				2:55AM 0.53				3:36PM 1.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	3	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	19	22	16	13	10	10	10	11	14	14	14	11	9	8	10	12	15	13	12	10	11
Chill °C (?)	14	19	22	15	11	7	7	8	9	13	13	13	10	7	6	8	10	14	12	11	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:05	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	8	13	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.8 SW	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 E
Period (s)	7	6	-	7	5	6	7	7	14	11	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.9 W	0.9 SE	3.0 WSW	0.8 SW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	4	5	4	13	7	6	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9

	Saturday 07																Sunday 08
	8AM	9AM	7:30AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	3	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1118	1117	291	315	320	1013	1322	1555	485	499	3305	1625	1625	2464	2464	2464	1386	1386	417	2294	2294	2294
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	7:18AM 1.76												7:42PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)							1:35PM 0.37													2:01AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	19	18	17	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	15	16	17	16	16	19	18	16	12	11	10	10	8	7	7	7	7	7	7
Sunrise	6:41	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	6	6	6	13	13	14	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	-	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NW	0.9 SE	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	-	-	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	-	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	-	-	13	6	6	13	13	13	6	6	7	13	13	13