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 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	0	5	0	0	6	5	4	2	2	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	5.5 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	3.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	10	10	12	13	11	11	10	17	16	16	16	15	14	13	8	12	16	15	14
Energy(?)	2760	2161	765	1511	1646	987	4209	2802	648	6701	5553	2560	1164	541	343	439	1927	1840	2428	6573	1194	648
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		7:37PM 1.50	8:19AM 2.10		8:41PM 2.04	9:18AM 1.53		9:43PM 1.47	10:32AM 2.06		10:41PM 1.52	11:12AM 1.64		11:29PM 1.59	11:57AM 1.73		12:41AM 2.16		12:38PM 1.83	12:52AM 1.79		1:02PM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)		2:00AM 0.60		2:36PM 0.65			3:36PM 0.65		4:08AM 1.18	4:31PM 0.61		4:47AM 0.53	5:01PM 0.63		5:33AM 0.43	5:45PM 0.52	6:39PM 1.01	6:58AM 0.87		6:45PM 0.33	6:59AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	11	2	-	2	8	1	-	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	-	1	7	3	2
High °C	8	5	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	7	9	10	7	8	10	7	9	10	9	7	7
Low °C	6	3	4	6	3	7	7	6	5	7	4	5	9	5	5	10	7	7	9	6	5	6
Chill °C (?)	4	1	3	4	2	5	4	4	1	2	3	7	8	4	6	8	3	6	6	6	2	2
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:01	-
Sunset	6:08	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.8 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.7 S	1.0 S	1.0 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	10	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	11	-	10	9	9	8	7	14	8	18	17	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.5 SW	0.5 S	-	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 ENE	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.3 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	10	-	14	10	10	12	20	-	17	16	16	16	15	7	13	8	8	8	13	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	0.3 WNW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	3.0 WSW	2.2 SW	0.4 NW	5.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.4 NW	-	0.7 ENE	1.9 NE	-	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	3.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	12	11	2	10	10	-	13	12	2	10	12	3	-	5	7	-	13	8	12	16	-	-

	Saturday 30			Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tuesday 02
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	0	0	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	0	0	7	5	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	5.0 SW	2.5 WSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	12	11	12	11	11
Energy(?)	1360	3141	2962	2161	2894	3879	1834	1571	2301	1270	1096	1646	2096	2606	1948	1316	1254	1345	6086	3452	2213	1078
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:39PM 2.10				8:12AM 1.53				8:39PM 1.47									9:43PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)					2:02AM 1.17				2:29PM 1.24				2:37AM 0.73					3:30PM 1.26				3:36AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	risk thund- der	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	5	8	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	6	2	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	8	6	5	5	4	3	4	6	8	6	3	5	8	6	7	9	10	8	7	6	7	7
Chill °C (?)	3	1	1	1	1	-1	0	2	5	3	-2	0	3	3	4	4	6	3	4	3	4	1
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	0.7 ENE	2.0 SSW	0.7 ENE	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	0.5 ENE	1.5 S	1.7 SSW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.1 S	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	12	13	12	23	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 ENE	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	10	11	11	-	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10	14	14	13	10	22	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 W	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	-	0.6 WNW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.8 NW	1.4 WNW	0.5 W	1.0 WSW	5.0 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 NW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	6	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	-	4	10	10	10	5	5	3	4	11	12	5	5

	Saturday 30											Sunday 31
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	0	0	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	0	0	7	5	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1269	2888	847	2829	1133	3141	2975	2820	2962	2335	2246	2161	1457	2126	2047	1344	2796	2838	3879	1802	1834	1003
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								7:37PM 1.50													8:12AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)														2:00AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	10	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
Chill °C (?)	5	7	7	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.6 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.9 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	2.0 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	2.5 SW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.0 SW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	10	12	10	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	10	-	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	11	11	11	-	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	3.0 SW	0.3 WNW	3.0 SW	0.3 WNW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	5	12	2	12	2	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	4