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

	Thu		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	14	14
Energy(?)	5863	1676	3788	2653	1491	1086	1547	3318	5381	3963	3567	4858	3794	3056	1230	1210	1196	1447
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		11:29PM	11:48AM	12:11PM	12:35AM		12:27PM	12:47AM		1:04PM	1:06AM	11:29PM	1:39PM	1:58AM		2:15PM	2:33AM
Low Tide / height (m)	5:05PM		5:31AM		6:24PM	6:48AM 5:36PM		6:27PM	6:48AM		6:48PM	7:24AM		7:42PM	8:00AM		8:21PM	9:07AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	12	8	8	11	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	7	11	14	13	13
Low °C	14	13	9	8	7	9	11	10	12	12	9	10	9	7	9	14	11	11
Chill °C (?)	15	12	10	6	7	9	11	11	11	11	12	8	9	5	10	13	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:33
Sunset	5:58	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	0.8 S	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	10	9	10	10	9	10	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	2.3 SW	0.6 NW	4.0 SW	-	0.4 NW	4.0 SW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	10	12	6	13	-	5	13	-	-	-	4	4	4

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	7	10	6	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SW	5.0 WSW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 WSW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	5863	8239	4903	1676	1560	1560	3788	3257	2653	2494	1427	1491	1374	1173	1086	2071	1547	2408
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	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
High Tide / height (m)				11:51PM 2.14				11:48AM 1.67					12:10AM 1.74				12:27PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)		5:05PM 0.42								5:47PM 0.38					6:11AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	14	13	13	13	13	12	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	9	11	13	12
Chill °C (?)	15	12	11	11	11	11	10	6	6	7	8	7	6	6	6	9	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-
Sunset	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	0.8 S	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	0.2 ENE	1.0 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NW	5.0 WSW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	5	13	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	12	12	12