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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	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Mon
	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	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	0	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	0.8 SW	2.3 SW	0.6 SSW	2.0 SW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	10	9	9	9	10	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	16	12	14	13	12	12	11	11
Energy(?)	370	540	1417	826	780	677	596	1198	1829	1186	1552	1869	1488	470	2550	124	1434	603	2910	616	1763	1280
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross	on	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:01PM 2.27	1:56AM 1.79		2:13PM 1.75	2:17AM 2.05		2:50PM 1.75	3:13AM 1.82		3:28PM 1.75			4:29PM 2.27		4:31AM 1.81	4:47PM 1.70		5:12AM 1.78	5:28PM 1.66		5:35AM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)			7:35PM 0.32	7:39AM 0.39		7:56PM 0.37	8:18AM 0.41		8:51PM 0.33	9:17AM 0.38		10:07PM 0.98	9:59AM 0.41		10:12PM 0.37	10:42AM 0.44		10:55PM 0.41	11:27AM 0.48		11:40PM 0.45	11:49AM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	18	18	20	12	11	16	17	14	22	24	19	11	11	11	17	14	11	14	12	10	10
Low °C	15	18	16	18	12	9	15	16	13	20	21	11	10	10	10	16	13	9	12	11	8	10
Chill °C (?)	15	17	18	20	10	11	15	16	14	22	24	19	10	11	11	16	13	11	12	9	8	9
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50
Sunset	-	8:55	-	-	8:58	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:02	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.6 SW	1.7 ENE	0.4 SW	2.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	0.8 SW	2.3 SW	0.6 SSW	2.0 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	0.3 ENE	1.5 SSW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	10	10	10	13	9	9	10	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	16	12	14	13	13	9	12	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SW	-	0.4 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.1 SW	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E
Period (s)	10	7	13	-	12	12	11	-	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	16	9	9	8	15	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	0.4 WSW	-	-	1.5 ENE	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	0.8 ESE	0.9 W	-	3.0 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	8	10	10	9	3	-	-	9	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	4	-	12	12	11	11

	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 E	1.5 ENE	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	10	10	13	17	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	14	15
Energy(?)	562	257	370	290	540	64	55	1417	674	846	826	1437	777	558	694	677	679	627	596	1167	1198	1284
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass
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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:40AM 2.28				1:34PM 1.76				1:56AM 1.79				2:13PM 1.75				2:34AM 1.81				2:50PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)			7:17AM 0.34				7:18PM 0.37				7:57AM 0.35				8:13PM 0.32				8:37AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	8	15	17	18	18	16	17	16	16	17	18	12	14	11	10	9	10	16	16	17	16
Chill °C (?)	5	6	14	17	17	18	15	16	15	15	16	18	11	13	11	9	7	9	16	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.1 E	0.6 SW	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSE	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	7	13	13	13	11	11	-	14	12	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	-	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.3 ENE	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	7	-	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9

	Monday 17
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.6 E	1.7 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	11	7	10	10	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13
Energy(?)	283	270	738	130	717	115	115	370	370	370	552	745	566	848	540	599	602	634	634	547	1212	54
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:40AM 2.28												1:34PM 1.76	2:01PM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)						6:59AM 0.39													7:35PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	9	8	10	12	13	15	16	16	16	18	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	17
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	7	6	8	11	12	14	15	15	15	18	19	17	18	19	18	18	18	18	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 SW	1.2 ENE	0.6 SW	1.3 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.6 E	0.9 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.7 ENE	-	1.7 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	7	-	7	2	2	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	10