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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	Sun	Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	2	2	2	3	0	0	2	0	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	0	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	1.4 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 E	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 E	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	11	6	7	15	14	6	8	8	12	14	16	10	14	12	9	11	10	9	12	7
Energy(?)	458	615	432	376	312	235	355	248	1566	824	305	325	1261	781	1098	725	312	1754	952	328	418	407
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	glass	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	glass	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:44AM 2.26		7:29PM 1.86	8:32AM 2.32		8:35PM 1.79	9:14AM 1.86		9:42PM 1.75	10:18AM 1.81		10:45PM 1.74	11:17AM 1.78		11:42PM 1.74	12:08PM 1.77		12:54AM 2.25	12:36PM 1.99		1:40AM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)	1:11AM 0.73		1:28PM 0.27	1:52AM 0.20		2:32PM 0.31	2:57AM 0.25		3:47PM 0.99	3:59AM 0.28		4:33PM 0.34		4:56AM 0.30	5:49PM 1.00		5:48AM 0.31	6:42PM 0.99		6:17AM 0.38	6:38PM 0.38	7:29PM 0.98
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	15	10	13	10	10	14	17	11	12	14	10	15	11	9	12	13	9	19	14	15
Low °C	11	14	14	9	10	9	9	13	15	10	12	13	9	8	10	8	10	11	7	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	12	15	15	7	13	8	8	11	16	10	11	14	8	14	8	5	10	11	6	19	12	14
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 SW	2.0 ENE	1.0 E	0.8 SW	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	11	7	7	12	11	13	13	8	8	14	8	10	14	12	7	14	10	9	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.2 S	-	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 E	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 E	0.8 ENE	0.9 WSW	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	-	7	6	18	8	15	14	7	-	11	12	7	13	15	10	9	9	10	11	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.6 NE	-	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	3.0 ENE	-	0.5 WSW	0.7 W	0.6 NNE	1.1 NE	1.4 W	1.3 W	0.3 W	2.3 SW	-	0.6 ENE	1.0 ENE	-
Period (s)	6	7	-	6	7	6	4	6	8	-	4	4	3	5	6	5	3	11	-	4	6	-

	Sun	Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	0	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	3	3	3	0	2	3	0	0	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.8 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	6	6	7	12	12	15	12	12	14	13	13	13	7
Energy(?)	566	627	922	794	386	574	432	435	187	376	447	500	561	539	235	589	753	221	184	296	350	413
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					7:30AM 2.41				7:53PM 2.33				8:08AM 1.93				8:35PM 1.79				8:54AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)		12:25AM 0.15					1:28PM 0.27				1:52AM 0.20				2:43PM 0.94				3:17AM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	mod. rain	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	12	13	15	15	14	14	11	10	9	9	13	11	10	9	10	10	10	9	14	14
Chill °C (?)	8	13	10	12	15	15	14	14	8	7	6	7	12	9	8	7	8	7	7	7	13	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 E	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	7	12	11	11	7	7	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.2 ENE	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	12	7	6	7	18	18	7	7	8	8	15	6	14	6	6	6	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	-	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	0.9 SSW	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 E	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	6	-	7	7	6	-	-	-	11	6	6	7	7	6	6	-	8	3	4	5	6	7

	Sunday 09	Monday 10
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	0	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	3	3	3	0	2	3	0	0	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12
Energy(?)	527	816	1092	1058	468	874	1113	773	367	875	810	794	794	852	386	607	588	307	309	311	303	181
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	off	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)													7:04AM 2.02
Low Tide / height (m)						12:46AM 0.13													1:42PM 0.89
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
High °C	11	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	8	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	13	15	15	15	13	15	15	13	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 E	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	6	6	11	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.6 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	12	7	7	12	12	7	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.1 E	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	-	-	-