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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	Wed		Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	0	0	0	0	7	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	0.7 ENE	1.0 ESE
Period(s)	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	7
Energy	4192	14339	9997	15153	6268	3925	1338	1077	621	655	256	268	269	636	230	274	295	556	721	363	265	323
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		11:56PM 1.99		12:38PM 1.78	12:56AM 1.75		1:45PM 2.33	2:03AM 2.30		1:43PM 2.05	2:42AM 2.30		3:06PM 2.32	2:56AM 1.73	3:19AM 2.28	3:45PM 2.30		3:36AM 1.72	4:02PM 1.80		4:32AM 2.20	5:02PM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)	5:38PM 0.40		6:16AM 0.32		6:40PM 0.36	6:57AM 0.33		7:57PM 1.02	8:16AM 0.96		8:38PM 1.03	8:55AM 0.97		8:47PM 0.42	9:34AM 0.97		9:54PM 1.05	9:43AM 0.39		10:32PM 1.05	10:50AM 0.98
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	4	1	-	-	-	2	4
High °C	10	10	9	12	11	11	12	10	9	11	9	11	14	15	13	12	10	11	11	10	9	8
Low °C	10	10	9	11	9	8	11	8	8	10	7	8	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	8
Chill °C (?)	6	6	5	9	9	10	12	10	8	11	8	9	13	14	13	11	9	11	11	8	6	5
Sunrise	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE
Period (s)	14	14	15	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	12	11	11	10	10	-	9	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	10	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.5 SW	1.2 WNW	4.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	0.4 SW	0.4 S	-	-	0.7 ESE	0.9 S	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	-	14	6	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	6	7	-	3	3	-	-	4	5	6

	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	4192	6049	5124	14339	8099	8083	9997	8817	15153	8374	7103	6268	5418	3544	3925	3210	1338	1012	1094	1077	1317	1180
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:56PM 1.99					12:38PM 1.78				12:56AM 1.75				1:45PM 2.33				1:18AM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)		5:56PM 0.34				5:58AM 0.38	6:16AM 0.32				6:40PM 0.36				6:57AM 0.33				7:57PM 1.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	12	11	11	11	10	9	8	11	12	11	10	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	9	8	9	9	8	7	6	10	12	11	10	8	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	0.2 ENE	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	12	14	14	-	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	1.3 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	12	12	-	11	11	11	10	11	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.0 SW	1.1 WNW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	4.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	6	14	14	5	6	5	15	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27	Thursday 28
	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	Nugget Point Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy	2749	9124	4192	4080	6062	6049	6368	6791	5124	5726	6382	14339	14844	14744	8099	8099	8083	8083	8475	9997	9997	10216
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	12:17PM 2.30											11:56PM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)						5:56PM 0.34												5:58AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	-	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.0 SW	-	-	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	-	14	-	-	13	13	13	13	6	6	6	14	14	14	14	14	5	5	5	6	6	6