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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	Sat		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Sat
	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	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	4	0	0	4	3	2	2	3	0	3	4	4	4	2	0	4	4	0	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.2 SSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	10	13	13	12	12	11	6	18	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	12
Energy(?)	2570	612	1594	5025	2039	431	486	306	230	432	974	2063	1488	546	408	729	1002	747	1314	1483	485	3978
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			7:08AM 2.38			7:58AM 2.32		7:44PM 2.06	9:00AM 2.25		9:14PM 1.78	9:44AM 1.69		10:28PM 1.79	10:57AM 1.71		11:21PM 2.05	12:05PM 1.78		12:43AM 1.92		1:31PM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)		12:35AM 0.22			1:08AM 0.34		2:21PM 0.86	2:10AM 0.44		3:22PM 0.91	3:42AM 0.42		4:09PM 0.35		4:51AM 0.41	4:57PM 0.38		5:55AM 0.36	6:17PM 0.23		7:23AM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	8	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	-	2	2	-	-	1	3
High °C	17	12	15	15	11	17	21	19	15	15	12	16	18	15	11	12	11	12	12	9	10	11
Low °C	15	11	11	14	8	12	18	12	14	13	9	13	17	12	11	12	7	10	12	7	10	11
Chill °C (?)	17	10	13	13	9	17	21	19	14	14	12	16	18	15	8	10	9	10	10	7	7	8
Sunrise	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:36
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	2.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 ENE	0.8 SW	0.6 SE	1.3 SSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	9	13	12	12	7	6	11	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ENE	1.0 S	0.6 S	0.8 SW	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 E
Period (s)	8	8	9	9	9	7	8	11	11	18	7	10	10	7	7	7	8	16	16	8	7	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 W	2.1 SW	4.0 SW	-	-	1.0 ENE	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW
Period (s)	-	2	10	13	-	-	4	5	6	7	-	-	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	12

	Saturday 21			Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
	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	Long Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	3.0 W	1.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SE	0.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	15	7	14	10	13	9	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	20
Energy(?)	1498	2262	741	1406	1453	922	1594	4108	1118	779	5471	2039	1403	1195	964	334	225	499	445	306	73	150
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							7:08AM 2.38				7:06PM 1.85				7:33AM 1.77				8:06PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)				12:35AM 0.22				12:37PM 0.30	1:28PM 0.79				1:31AM 0.30				1:34PM 0.37				2:53AM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	5	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	12	11	10	11	11	14	15	14	11	9	9	8	12	17	22	17	19	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	16	14	10	9	5	7	7	11	13	12	9	8	8	6	10	17	22	16	19	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	0.3 E	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	9	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	6	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 SE	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	6	11	11	11	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 ENE	-	1.5 W	3.0 W	1.4 WSW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.9 NE	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	-	4	-	5	7	9	10	13	9	8	13	-	-	-	-	3	3	6	7	5	5	6

	Saturday 21										Sunday 22
	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	Long Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 W	4.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	7	8	9	9	13	10	10
Energy(?)	1360	2870	1014	2430	1293	873	820	1247	741	733	1571	1406	1517	1245	1137	1453	1993	3857	3837	9276	1594	1645
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)						6:45PM 2.41												6:41AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)												12:35AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	-
High °C	16	16	17	17	16	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	16	16	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	6	7	8	8	7	7	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	10	9	9	9	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.9 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NW	-	0.6 ENE	-	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 WNW	-	-	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.9 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	4.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	5	-	10	-	10	4	4	4	-	-	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	13	10	10