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 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	3	4	4	0	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 E	1.5 ENE	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Energy(?)	413	628	2283	1452	1183	2039	1517	1335	577	2142	1781	1499	1281	362	541	2807	3017	1280	1450	515	727	863
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:34AM 1.81		2:50PM 1.75	3:39AM 2.33		3:54PM 2.30	3:52AM 1.83		4:07PM 1.73		4:31AM 1.81	5:05PM 2.23		5:12AM 1.78	5:28PM 1.66		5:54AM 1.74	6:10PM 1.61		6:38AM 1.69	6:54PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)		9:13AM 1.02		9:30PM 0.97	8:58AM 0.43		9:31PM 0.35	9:59AM 0.41		10:12PM 0.37	10:42AM 0.44		10:55PM 0.41	11:27AM 0.48		11:40PM 0.45	12:14PM 0.52		12:27AM 0.48		1:02PM 0.54	1:15AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	16	16	12	20	22	19	10	10	10	14	15	11	16	15	10	13	12	9	11	14	9
Low °C	11	15	15	11	18	21	10	10	10	8	12	14	9	14	12	8	11	12	7	10	13	8
Chill °C (?)	12	15	15	11	20	22	19	10	10	8	13	14	10	15	13	7	12	10	9	9	13	8
Sunrise	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.5 ENE	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.0 SW	0.4 NE	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	10	10	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	13	9	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	5	11	9	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 ENE	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	1.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	10	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 E	1.2 ENE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	683	546	575	378	328	477	2283	2024	1646	1452	1316	507	1183	1744	2039	1845	1726	1517	1562	1313	1335	1376
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:34AM 1.81				2:50PM 1.75				3:13AM 1.82				3:28PM 1.75				3:52AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)	8:13PM 0.32				8:18AM 0.41				8:51PM 0.33				9:17AM 0.38				9:31PM 0.35				9:59AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	3	3
Temp. °C	12	11	11	10	15	14	16	15	12	11	11	11	19	20	19	21	19	19	13	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	11	10	10	9	15	12	15	14	11	11	10	10	19	20	19	21	19	19	12	9	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 E	1.2 ENE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 ENE	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	14	14	14	14	9	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 SW	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	6	12	5	13	13	16	9	9	10	10	10	15	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	0.6 NW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	3	4	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 18	Wednesday 19
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	15	15	15
Energy(?)	704	485	683	481	410	546	661	659	575	575	659	378	677	628	628	628	1509	1887	2168	1896	2283	2235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	off	glass	off	off	off	cross	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)								2:34AM 1.81												2:50PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		8:52PM 0.97												8:37AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	10	13	14	15	16	16	18	18	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	13	12	11	10	11	10	11	11	10	11	11	9	13	14	15	16	15	18	17	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.2 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.3 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	12	14	6	14	5	12	5	5	5	5	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	-	-	-