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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Catlins Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sun
	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	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates 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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	2.3 E	2.5 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	2.2 E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	9	10	12	11	11
Energy(?)	1027	1286	651	669	1077	902	864	657	493	921	887	622	660	1024	601	654	577	866	1406	2033	1540	1172
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:07AM		11:47PM		12:15PM	12:32AM		12:40PM	12:56AM		1:23PM	1:37AM 11:07AM		2:04PM	2:17AM		3:01PM			2:56PM	3:22AM
Low Tide / height (m)		5:29PM		5:47AM		6:17PM 5:01AM	6:32AM		6:43PM	7:00AM		7:27PM	7:59AM		8:09PM	8:25AM		9:11PM 5:29PM	7:27AM		10:23PM	8:06AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	4	9	5	1	4
High °C	9	10	9	10	10	10	8	8	7	8	9	7	9	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Low °C	8	10	9	9	9	6	6	7	6	7	8	6	7	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Chill °C (?)	7	9	8	9	8	8	4	4	2	4	5	4	7	11	9	10	9	8	10	8	8	5
Sunrise	8:25	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:19
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 ENE	1.8 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	0.8 SSW	2.5 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	2.2 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	9	9	9	10	10	18	10	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.1 SE	-	-	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	8	10	8	11	10	7	-	-	18	16	15	14	19	18	16	15	14	13	16	15	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	1.9 E	1.8 E	2.3 E	-	-	-	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	-	10	9	9	-	-	-	5

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Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates 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	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	895	1036	1027	1306	1286	1210	1053	651	509	509	669	745	1077	888	902	902	1147	966
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:28AM 1.63				11:26PM 1.81				11:55AM 1.89	12:15PM 1.68				12:32AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		5:01AM 0.49				5:29PM 0.53				5:30AM 0.55				5:58PM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	6	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	7	6
Chill °C (?)	3	4	6	7	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	5	3	2
Sunrise	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 SE	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	8	12	11	11	9	10	10	10	7	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5