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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	Tue		Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	2	3	0	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	11	11
Energy(?)	347	418	260	629	367	843	1421	941	738	702	854	1069	874	1156	1063	1352	833	446	217	131	257	297
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	glass	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			5:03AM 2.07	5:50PM 2.48		5:47AM 1.98	6:06PM 1.91		6:56AM 2.39	6:53PM 1.81	7:17PM 2.36	7:18AM 1.76		7:20PM 1.95	7:44AM 1.89		8:36PM 1.62	8:37AM 1.78		9:37PM 1.56	10:03AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)		11:22PM 0.55	11:14AM 0.12		11:35PM 0.08	12:01PM 0.18		12:22AM 0.18			1:36AM 0.86		1:35PM 0.37	1:38AM 0.48		2:03PM 0.53	2:55AM 0.53		3:21PM 0.54	3:54AM 0.60		4:35PM 1.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	12	15	14	17	19	19	15	15	13	19	19	17	17	10	10	10	11	11	14	14
Low °C	12	8	11	14	12	14	18	12	12	14	10	15	17	17	11	10	9	10	11	9	11	13
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	14	13	17	19	19	14	14	12	19	19	17	16	8	10	9	9	9	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-
Sunset	9:13	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	8	10	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 E	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	10	11	13	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	11	10	7	7	11	5	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	0.7 NE	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.5 ENE	0.9 NE	0.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	3	5	5	6	-	5	-	3	-	-	-	3	4	5	3

	Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04								Thursday 05								Friday 06
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	0	0	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	0.8 SW	1.7 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	8	11	13	12	12	10	12	10	12	11	12	13	14	13	14	12	12	13	14
Energy(?)	446	227	580	216	640	760	699	621	346	656	274	517	538	560	744	1076	1421	965	1133	941	1167	318
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	high	low-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
High Tide / height (m)		5:05PM 2.51				5:03AM 2.07				5:21PM 1.99				5:30AM 2.25				5:48PM 2.20				6:56AM 2.39
Low Tide / height (m)				11:22PM 0.55				11:14AM 0.12				11:35PM 0.08				11:39AM 0.21				12:22AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	13	12	10	10	8	8	12	15	13	14	12	12	11	12	14	17	18	20	19	18	14	13
Chill °C (?)	12	12	10	9	7	7	12	14	12	14	11	11	10	11	14	17	18	20	19	18	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39
Sunset	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	0.8 S	1.7 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	0.7 ENE	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	10	7	10	8	11	13	12	12	10	12	10	12	11	12	13	14	13	14	12	12	6	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.6 SW	1.0 S	0.5 SW	0.8 S	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 SE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	14	10	11	9	10	10	12	10	12	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	5	6	10	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	1.0 NE	0.4 NW	1.8 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	3	5	3	13	5

	Tuesday 03	Wednesday 04
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	0	0	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 S	1.7 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	1.0 S	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	11	11	10	10	9	13	10	13	13	12	10
Energy(?)	581	378	811	347	683	645	593	636	233	580	222	418	418	341	341	336	745	409	750	719	699	248
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross	on	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)																4:46AM 2.34	5:03AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)										10:48PM 0.01	11:22PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	14	12	13	13	12	11	11	9	10	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	11	13	11	12	13	12	11	11	9	10	8	7	8	7	7	7	6	8	10	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 S	1.7 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	1.0 S	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 S
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	8	8	9	9	9	13	10	13	13	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	10	10	9	10	11	11	11	14	10	14	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-