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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	Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thu
	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	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	3	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	14	15	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	7
Energy(?)	1197	2127	1604	1327	1430	2146	1819	1756	1364	1754	670	2538	882	1120	752	388	863	333	326	419	270	303
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		3:28PM 1.75	3:52AM 1.83		4:07PM 1.73		4:54AM 2.29	4:47PM 1.70		5:12AM 1.78	5:28PM 1.66		5:54AM 1.74	6:10PM 1.61		6:38AM 1.69	6:54PM 1.57		7:24AM 1.65		7:41PM 1.54	8:12AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)			9:31PM 0.35	9:59AM 0.41		10:12PM 0.37	11:05AM 1.06		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		1:51PM 0.55	2:05AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	20	19	12	11	10	15	15	10	13	15	10	11	11	8	11	13	11	21	21	17	19
Low °C	19	19	12	10	10	8	13	13	9	12	12	6	10	10	6	10	13	11	18	20	15	18
Chill °C (?)	21	20	19	11	10	8	14	14	9	11	13	7	9	9	7	10	12	10	21	21	17	19
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	9:00	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	0.7 ENE	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	14	15	14	14	14	16	14	10	13	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 E	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.5 E	0.1 S	0.9 ENE	0.1 SW
Period (s)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	16	9	9	15	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	18	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 ENE	0.6 NW	-	-	1.3 WSW	-	2.1 SW	-	1.0 WNW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.9 ENE	-	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	9	4	-	-	6	-	14	-	6	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	7	-	7

	Thursday 20							Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay 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	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1316	1161	1197	1305	2127	1656	1009	1604	1510	1378	1327	1365	1430	1480	1722	2146	1383	1751	1819	1771	1756	1392
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	3:13AM 1.82				3:28PM 1.75				3:52AM 1.83					4:07PM 1.73				4:31AM 1.81				4:47PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)			9:17AM 0.38								9:59AM 0.41					10:12PM 0.37				10:42AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	20	22	19	20	18	19	17	12	12	10	10	11	10	10	9	8	13	15	15	13
Chill °C (?)	10	12	20	22	19	20	18	19	17	11	11	8	9	10	8	8	7	6	12	14	14	12
Sunrise	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:04
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 ENE	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.7 ENE	2.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	15	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.1 E	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	9	9	15	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	-	-	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	-	-	2.1 SW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	14	4

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	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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay 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	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1436	1430	1316	1260	1260	1161	507	1188	1197	1295	1309	1305	1452	2003	2127	2235	2238	1656	1797	1806	1797	1666
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			3:13AM 1.82												3:28PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)									9:17AM 0.38												9:31PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	17	20	21	21	22	22	22	21	19	21	20	20	20	19	19
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	17	20	21	21	22	22	22	21	19	21	20	20	20	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 ENE	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	9	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 SW	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	-	-	4	4	4