Catlins Surf

Catlins Surf Forecast

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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	Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Fri
	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	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins
Rating	2	2	2	3	3	0	3	5	8	7	0	0	5	2	2	5	1	7	5	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	5.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	6	10	8	20	17	17	16	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	17	16	15	14	16
Energy	305	235	200	597	671	344	978	7873	11797	11966	12222	14381	6624	4045	3409	5445	2243	6247	3801	1313	1187	915
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:49PM 1.90	6:22PM 2.15	6:24AM 1.57		7:07PM 2.12	7:27AM 2.10		7:39PM 1.63	7:58AM 1.56		8:28PM 1.64	8:29AM 1.84		9:01PM 1.89	9:45AM 1.68		10:14PM 1.72	10:42AM 1.78		11:10PM 1.79	11:40AM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)	11:59AM 0.46		12:33AM 1.06		12:46PM 0.47	1:21AM 1.07		1:13PM 0.53	2:06AM 0.50		2:45PM 1.00	2:53AM 0.46		2:55PM 0.46		3:42AM 0.40	3:48PM 0.40		4:32AM 0.33	4:42PM 0.33		5:23AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	11	11	11	8	11	12	13	13	13	10	10	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	14	16
Low °C	11	12	10	8	9	8	9	11	12	13	10	8	7	12	11	12	13	12	12	13	12	14
Chill °C (?)	13	14	10	8	9	4	8	8	10	10	10	6	6	10	9	9	10	11	13	12	12	15
Sunrise	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22
Sunset	-	5:02	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 ENE	1.4 SW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	0.2 ESE	3.0 SSW	5.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.1 S	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	11	10	9	9	17	17	14	16	16	16	15	14	12	14	17	16	15	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ESE	-	0.2 ESE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	9	8	16	20	9	15	-	14	-	12	11	-	-	11	10	9	9	9	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	0.5 WNW	2.3 W	1.3 NW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	-	1.7 WNW	2.1 W	1.3 WNW	3.5 SW	1.2 WNW	-	0.5 NW	-	0.4 NNW	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	-	3	4	6	6	8	3	6	6	16	14	-	6	6	5	14	5	-	4	-	3	4

	Friday 05					Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Mon
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	19	12	12	18	18	6	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	20	18	17	17	17	17
Energy	305	309	235	207	213	200	309	213	597	1250	671	231	292	344	1283	2003	978	7148	7873	7769	12399	11797
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	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)				5:49PM 1.90	6:09PM 1.68				6:24AM 1.57				7:07PM 2.12				7:27AM 2.10				7:39PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		11:59AM 0.46					12:33AM 0.52				12:46PM 0.47				12:55AM 0.60				1:13PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	14	15	12	11	11	10	9	8	11	11	10	8	8	9	8	9	11	11	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	10	13	14	11	9	9	8	7	5	8	9	7	4	4	5	4	6	8	7	8	9	10
Sunrise	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 SW	0.7 ENE	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	11	9	10	9	9	9	22	21	9	18	17	17	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 NE	0.9 SSW	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	9	17	8	8	9	16	16	10	20	9	9	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.4 NW	0.4 W	0.4 SW	1.4 WSW	0.8 SW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	0.5 WNW	3.5 WSW	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.3 NW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	-	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	11	6	3	3	8	9	9	3	12	6	6	6	6

	Friday 05																	Saturday 06
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	19	19	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	18	18	18
Energy	288	299	305	308	309	309	280	280	235	234	207	207	229	225	213	219	200	200	346	315	309	309
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)												5:49PM 1.90	6:09PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)						11:59AM 0.46													12:33AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	11	12	13	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	9	9	9	8	9	7	8	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6