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 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07
	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	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	2	3	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	12	12	12	12	8	12	11	11	9	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1710	963	776	222	510	609	135	364	496	434	144	261	259	833	985	861	736	387	588	854	742	488
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:12AM 2.46		2:59PM 2.02	3:30AM 2.14		3:48PM 2.05		4:17AM 2.13	4:35PM 2.04		5:34AM 2.49	5:50PM 2.48		5:30AM 2.25	6:06PM 1.91		6:32AM 1.88	6:53PM 1.81		7:38AM 2.31		8:04PM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)		9:25AM 0.72		9:10PM -0.01	9:40AM 0.10		10:00PM -0.02	10:28AM 0.10		10:48PM 0.01	11:43AM 0.68		12:07AM 0.62	11:39AM 0.21		12:51AM 0.73	12:47PM 0.27		1:10AM 0.30		1:56PM 0.95	2:22AM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	16	14	15	16	12	12	13	10	11	14	13	16	17	18	15	15	13	18	17	17
Low °C	11	13	15	14	14	12	10	11	11	7	10	14	11	14	17	13	12	15	10	15	16	13
Chill °C (?)	14	13	15	13	15	15	10	10	12	9	10	14	12	16	16	18	14	14	13	18	17	17
Sunrise	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 ENE	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	12	11	12	6	12	12	8	12	11	11	9	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.6 SW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.9 S	0.5 E	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.0 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 E
Period (s)	11	11	9	12	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	12	8	11	10	6	7	7	6	13	13	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	-	0.4 NE	1.4 NE	-	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	0.8 W	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.2 ENE	-
Period (s)	7	-	3	6	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	4	4	-	-	3	-

	Sat	Sunday 01								Monday 02								Tuesday 03
	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	Nugget Point Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	0	2	3	3	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3753	3424	4100	1201	963	875	776	712	721	639	370	269	216	221	609	201	415	593	691	275	364	242
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:41AM 2.11				2:59PM 2.02					4:03AM 2.50			3:48PM 2.05	4:20PM 2.50				4:50AM 2.51
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56PM 0.64				8:51AM 0.14				9:10PM -0.01								10:00PM -0.02					10:58AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	1	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	12	11	14	13	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	12	11	10	10	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	13	11	10	13	12	14	15	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	10	9	8	9	9	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 ENE	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	7	12	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 SW	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	11	6	12	12	12	7	7	13	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	0.6 NW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.5 NE	1.3 ENE	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	5	-	-	3	4	5	6	7	-	-	2	10	4	5	-	-	-	-	4

	Saturday 31				Sunday 01
	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	Nugget Point Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	0	2	3	3	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	917	726	2889	2889	1710	1710	1863	1849	4100	3968	452	445	357	538	963	360	922	875	806	249	243	249
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)								2:41AM 2.11													3:31PM 2.46
Low Tide / height (m)		8:56PM 0.64												8:32AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	11	13	15	13	14	13	13	12	14	15
Chill °C (?)	16	14	12	13	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	13	15	12	13	12	12	11	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	1.5 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	10	13	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	15	10	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SW	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	13	-	12	12	7	7	7	7	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4