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

	Fri	Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	7	8	8	8	18	16	15	14	14
Energy(?)	1465	1576	1175	908	1266	1374	577	536	981	808	851	657	346	729	1298	1087	408	926	1240	283	466	322
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:06PM	10:37AM		10:58PM	11:28AM 10:06PM		11:26PM		12:15PM	12:13AM		12:59PM	1:14AM		1:41PM	1:55AM	10:37AM	2:04PM	2:37AM 10:17AM		2:27PM	2:58AM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:14AM	4:40PM		5:01AM	5:10PM		5:47AM		3:55AM	6:32AM 4:14AM		7:02PM	7:16AM		7:46PM	7:59AM		9:49PM	6:46AM		10:06PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	10	10	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	9	11	9
Low °C	7	7	8	6	7	10	10	10	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	6	6	9	9	8	9	8
Chill °C (?)	6	6	8	6	8	9	8	11	8	8	4	5	4	3	3	4	6	10	8	8	10	6
Sunrise	-	8:25	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 SW	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	8	8	16	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 E	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	8	10	8	11	10	10	-	-	9	16	15	15	20	18	8	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	4	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-

	Fri	Saturday 05	Sunday 06	Mon
	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	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1422	1465	1553	1576	1576	1283	1175	1196	1179	908	976	961	1266	1306	1374	1210	1053	577
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- 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
High Tide / height (m)		10:06PM 1.57				10:14AM 1.79				10:36PM 1.78				11:28AM 1.63				11:26PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)				4:14AM 0.49				4:40PM 0.53				5:01AM 0.49				5:29PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	5	7	7	9	10	10	9	10
Chill °C (?)	6	5	6	6	6	8	8	6	6	4	2	4	5	8	9	9	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	1.1 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	9	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	0.4 NW	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	4	-	4	-