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. Read More

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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. Read More

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	Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 31			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			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	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	2	4	4	0	3	3	3	4	8	4	0	0	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	9	10	11	11	12	11	11	12	13	17	16	15	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	16
Energy(?)	460	426	652	1016	618	1110	392	983	464	2300	3437	5484	3489	6812	11525	5359	2811	1866	1663	1024	1284	1742
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross	off	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (ft)				6:15AM 5.64		6:58PM 7.32	7:04AM 5.38		7:29PM 5.28	7:57AM 5.18		8:38PM 6.92	9:14AM 6.92		9:39PM 6.82	9:58AM 5.09		10:21PM 4.95	11:15AM 6.89		11:16PM 5.09	11:46AM 5.45
Low Tide / height (ft)		12:13PM 2.69	12:11AM 1.15		12:32PM 1.21	1:16AM 3.38		1:42PM 3.41	1:49AM 1.61		2:16PM 1.77	2:56AM 3.84		3:21PM 3.97		3:35AM 1.87	4:07PM 2		4:55AM 3.9	4:41PM 2.26		5:18AM 1.71
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (in)	-	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °F	54	57	52	50	50	45	45	45	43	48	50	48	50	48	46	45	45	45	46	46	48	46
Low °F	54	52	50	50	46	43	43	41	39	45	48	45	48	46	43	43	45	43	43	46	45	43
Chill °F (?)	52	57	52	48	48	39	43	45	37	46	50	43	43	41	41	43	43	39	46	45	46	45
Sunrise	8:07	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58
Sunset	-	5:29	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 S	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.8 ENE	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	6	9	10	11	11	12	7	11	9	13	17	16	15	12	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	16
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.9 SW	0.7 ESE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.7 S	1.4 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	14	11	10	12	10	10	10	10	14	11	11	11	11	10	10	6	9
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 W	0.2 WSW	1.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	4.0 SW	-	-	-	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	14	-	-	-	5	5	6	-	6

	Tuesday 29					Wednesday 30								Thursday 31								Fri
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	13	12	12	10	10	10
Energy(?)	262	281	706	638	692	366	628	528	1016	1072	1039	579	598	621	652	849	876	1208	564	516	680	772
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	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
High Tide / height (ft)				5:55PM 5.91					6:15AM 5.64				6:58PM 7.32				7:04AM 5.38				7:29PM 5.28
Low Tide / height (ft)							12:11AM 1.15				12:32PM 1.21				1:16AM 3.38				1:42PM 3.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.1	0.0	-	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °F	52	54	57	52	50	50	52	50	50	50	48	46	46	45	43	43	41	45	45	43	39	39
Chill °F (?)	50	54	57	52	50	50	52	50	48	48	45	39	41	39	36	39	39	43	43	41	36	34
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	6	7	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	6	8	8	12	12	10	10	10
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 ESE	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	16	15	14	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 29	Wednesday 30
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 ESE	0.9 SW	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.6 SW	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10
Energy(?)	366	367	460	486	494	281	542	372	706	658	647	430	422	405	383	655	655	652	366	160	628	652
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (ft)													6:17PM 7.55
Low Tide / height (ft)																			12:32AM 3.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
High °F	52	52	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	55	54	52	52	52	50	50	52	52	50	52	52	52
Chill °F (?)	50	50	52	52	54	54	55	55	57	55	54	52	52	52	50	50	52	52	50	50	52	52
Sunrise	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 ESE	0.9 SW	0.7 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 ESE	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	12
Wind waves (ft) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-