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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	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tue
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	0	3	3	2	2	3	2	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	3	2	2	2	0	3	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	8	13	12	16	11	12	12	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	8	7
Energy(?)	1250	866	799	396	341	220	250	1731	3028	2389	579	1681	2456	5890	1412	810	570	356	138	276	155	123
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	10:25AM 2.23		11:04PM 2.26			11:46PM 1.85	12:39PM 2.27		12:32AM 2.17		1:13PM 1.87	2:16AM 2.41		1:51PM 2.23	3:12AM 2.46		2:59PM 2.02	3:30AM 2.14		3:48PM 2.05		4:50AM 2.51
Low Tide / height (m)		4:45PM 0.95		12:22PM 0.05	5:51PM 0.92		6:27AM 0.98	6:58PM 0.85		7:34AM 0.91		8:00PM 0.75	7:40AM 0.25		8:56PM 0.64	8:51AM 0.14		9:10PM -0.01	9:40AM 0.10		10:36PM 0.53	10:58AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-
High °C	13	13	10	15	18	18	19	15	13	16	15	13	17	17	14	17	19	15	15	12	11	12
Low °C	12	13	9	13	17	15	16	15	9	12	15	11	14	16	11	14	18	13	14	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	15	18	18	19	13	10	15	14	12	16	16	13	16	19	14	14	9	8	10
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35
Sunset	-	9:21	-	-	9:22	-	-	9:20	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:16	-	-	9:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SW	0.4 ESE	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.4 ENE	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 ENE	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S
Period (s)	10	9	9	8	8	7	12	11	12	12	11	9	11	13	12	12	11	11	6	12	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	0.6 E	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.4 SW	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 ENE	0.5 S	0.6 ENE	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	15	14	13	11	13	12	11	6	10	10	10	10	-	11	11	11	8	5	11	7	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	-	-	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	-	-	0.5 ENE	-	0.2 WNW	1.3 SW	-	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	3	11	12	-	-	10	11	12	-	-	3	-	2	5	-	3

	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	4AM	7AM	10AM	10:30AM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	1	0	4	3	3	3	2	3	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.3 SW	1.8 SSE	1.8 S	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.8 SW	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 WSW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	18	9	9	9	9	8	8	13	8	8	11	18	12	12	11	11	12	12	8
Energy(?)	1483	1359	1250	1112	866	1090	672	532	541	378	512	259	288	241	256	220	267	632	751	1434	261	478
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)								11:04PM 2.26				11:33AM 2.24				11:46PM 1.85				12:12PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		4:13AM 0.98				4:20PM 0.35				5:18AM 1.00				5:05PM 0.37				6:02AM 0.34				6:58PM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	11	11	12	24	13	13	11	10	9	9	14	14	17	16	17	15	15	18	20	13	14	15
Chill °C (?)	9	9	10	24	11	12	11	10	8	7	14	14	17	16	17	15	15	18	20	11	12	13
Sunrise	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	0.4 E	1.8 SSE	1.8 S	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.8 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	4	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	11	11	16	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 NE	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.8 SW	0.6 E	0.8 SW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	4	14	14	11	11	13	11	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	16	16	11	11	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.4 NE	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NW	2.1 WSW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	6	7	7	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	4	3	12	6	8

	Tuesday 27
	2AM	3AM	4AM	2:30AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	1	0	4	3	3	3	2	3	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 S	2.3 SSE	2.3 SSE	0.6 SSW	2.2 SSE	2.3 S	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 S	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1376	1387	1483	404	1381	1971	1353	1268	1446	1231	1542	1002	1166	1138	866	1236	1216	1090	1022	958	672	613
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)									9:35AM 1.93	10:25AM 2.23
Low Tide / height (m)				1:45AM 0.42												4:20PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	27	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	9	9	9	27	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	13	11	11	10	10	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 S	2.3 SSE	2.3 SSE	0.6 SSW	2.2 SSE	2.3 S	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 S	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	13	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 E	0.7 E
Period (s)	16	16	16	20	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	1.0 SW	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	4	6	7	7	7	-	7	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-