Catlins Surf

Catlins Surf Forecast

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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	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Fri
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	9	4	5	4	3	0	5	4	2	5	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	4.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	15	18	16	15	14	18	16	16	14	16	16	14	13	11	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14
Energy	1330	1346	2645	2350	2011	1336	1637	1738	2216	10404	2060	3034	1954	633	4794	6189	3872	1751	3332	2124	2180	1416
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:40AM 1.90		12:05AM 1.86		12:37PM 2.02	12:43AM 2.22		1:34PM 2.12	1:56AM 2.01		3:01PM 2.55	2:50AM 2.05		3:57PM 2.55		4:16AM 2.50	4:20PM 2.18		4:41AM 2.03	4:58PM 2.38		6:06AM 2.44
Low Tide / height (m)		5:55PM 0.22		6:17AM 0.15		6:33PM 0.20	7:11AM 0.07		7:47PM 0.13	8:07AM 0.01		8:44PM 0.10	9:03AM -0.03		9:20PM 0.12	10:35AM 0.57		10:16PM 0.14	10:59AM -0.00		11:35PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	2	3	-	-
High °C	10	11	9	10	10	11	13	15	11	11	9	8	8	10	9	8	9	10	11	11	8	6
Low °C	9	9	8	7	8	9	11	12	11	10	9	5	4	10	7	7	8	10	10	9	5	6
Chill °C (?)	8	10	7	8	9	8	11	14	8	10	7	7	5	7	5	4	5	6	8	8	5	4
Sunrise	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:23
Sunset	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	4.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	0.1 SE	2.2 SSW	0.4 SW	2.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	15	18	16	15	14	13	12	16	14	16	16	14	13	11	13	13	20	12	14	-	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	1.1 SW	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	0.4 NE	-	0.1 SE	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.4 S	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	0.1 E
Period (s)	10	14	12	21	20	18	16	-	5	-	12	12	11	14	-	13	13	12	-	-	-	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNE	0.8 NNW	1.7 W	-	-	-	1.0 W	0.4 W	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	1.2 WNW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-
Period (s)	5	6	4	-	-	3	4	4	6	-	-	-	4	3	14	13	12	5	12	12	-	-

	Friday 12					Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s)	15	14	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	14
Energy	1330	1102	1346	2526	2177	2645	2704	2334	2350	2181	2011	1280	1217	1336	1189	1715	1637	1328	1738	1542	1867	2216
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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)		11:40AM 1.90					12:05AM 1.86				12:37PM 2.02				12:43AM 2.22				1:34PM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)				5:55PM 0.22					6:17AM 0.15				6:33PM 0.20				7:11AM 0.07				7:47PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	1
Temp. °C	9	10	11	9	8	9	8	8	7	10	10	8	9	9	9	10	11	13	15	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	7	8	10	7	6	7	6	6	4	8	9	6	7	7	6	8	9	11	14	11	8	8
Sunrise	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	15	14	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 SSE	1.1 SW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	10	9	14	12	12	12	11	11	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	-	4	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.6 NNW	0.5 NW	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	5	6	6	6	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6

	Friday 12	Saturday 13
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	1592	1357	1330	1321	1122	1102	1102	1346	1346	1346	2446	2526	2296	2388	2177	2306	2364	2645	2614	2585	2704	2636
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						11:40AM 1.90													12:05AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)												5:55PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	10	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	4	4	4	4	-	-