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

	Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sun
	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	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.7 E	1.3 SW	1.7 E	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	7	8	8	8	8	8	10	15	9	9	10	11	10	12
Energy(?)	1027	1286	651	669	1077	902	864	657	493	1005	982	638	435	660	533	677	495	670	1302	1604	3122	5170
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:28AM		11:47PM		12:15PM	12:13AM 11:07AM		12:40PM	12:56AM		1:41PM	1:37AM		2:04PM	2:35AM		3:01PM	11:47PM		2:56PM	3:22AM
Low Tide / height (m)		5:29PM		5:47AM			6:16AM		6:43PM	7:00AM		7:27PM 5:10PM	7:42AM		8:29PM	8:42AM		9:11PM	7:27AM	10:54PM	10:23PM	8:06AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	-	7	1
High °C	9	10	9	10	10	10	8	8	7	8	8	7	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	8
Low °C	8	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	8	6	7	10	9	9	10	9	9	10	8	8
Chill °C (?)	7	9	7	9	8	8	4	4	2	3	4	4	7	10	9	8	7	8	8	9	7	4
Sunrise	8:25	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:22
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.8 ENE	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.2 E	1.7 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	9	10	10	10	14	18	10	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SW	0.5 E	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	8	10	8	11	10	10	-	-	18	16	15	15	19	18	16	15	13	13	16	15	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.2 ENE	-	-	1.7 E	2.1 E	0.6 WNW	0.8 NNW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	3	4	-	-	-	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	9	9	3	4	10	12

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Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1027	1306	1286	1210	1053	651	509	581	669	745	1077	888	902	902	1077	966	864	754
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:28AM 1.63				11:26PM 1.81				11:55AM 1.89	12:15PM 1.68				12:32AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)				5:29PM 0.53				5:30AM 0.55				5:58PM 0.59					6:32AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	7	7	7	8
Chill °C (?)	6	7	9	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	8	6	3	3	3	4
Sunrise	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:23	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	10	10	9	8	12	11	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	5	6