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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	Tue	Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	3	0	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	0	3	3	2	0	2	3	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	13	12	8	12	11	12	11	11
Energy(?)	418	260	346	401	848	1421	931	735	680	1437	1022	965	448	1345	955	863	162	410	369	327	441	325
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	on	off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:34AM 2.49	5:21PM 1.99		5:47AM 1.98	6:06PM 1.91		6:32AM 1.88		7:17PM 2.36	7:18AM 1.76		7:20PM 1.95	7:44AM 1.89		8:36PM 1.62	9:01AM 1.56		9:55PM 2.14	10:03AM 1.51		10:42PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)	10:48PM 0.01	11:43AM 0.68		11:35PM 0.08	12:01PM 0.18		12:51AM 0.73	12:47PM 0.27	1:11PM 0.84	1:36AM 0.86		1:12PM 0.42	1:38AM 0.48		2:27PM 0.46	2:55AM 0.53		3:21PM 0.54			4:18PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	12	13	13	16	21	18	14	15	13	18	17	17	10	10	10	11	12	12	14	16	14
Low °C	8	11	12	11	14	20	12	12	14	10	15	17	16	10	10	9	10	12	12	13	16	12
Chill °C (?)	8	11	12	12	16	21	18	13	14	12	18	17	17	8	9	10	9	10	10	14	15	13
Sunrise	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	10	10	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	13	12	8	12	11	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 W	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 SW	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	11	13	12	10	10	10	5	7	7	7	7	4	6	6	6	10	12	12	11	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	1.5 W	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	10	3	4	5	-	-	6	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 04								Thursday 05								Friday 06
	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	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	8	11	13	12	12	10	12	10	10	11	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	580	208	666	760	699	664	346	615	274	264	560	566	810	1076	1421	1268	1112	931	357	744	735	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:03AM 2.07				5:21PM 1.99				5:30AM 2.25				6:06PM 1.91				6:32AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		11:22PM 0.55				11:14AM 0.12				12:07AM 0.62				11:39AM 0.21				12:22AM 0.18				12:47PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-
Temp. °C	10	10	8	8	12	15	13	14	12	12	11	11	14	16	18	19	18	18	13	12	12	14
Chill °C (?)	9	9	7	7	12	14	12	14	11	11	11	10	14	16	18	19	18	18	11	11	10	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	10	8	11	13	12	12	10	12	10	10	11	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.6 SW	1.0 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.7 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	14	10	11	9	10	10	12	10	12	12	10	10	10	11	10	10	4	5	6	6	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	0.5 NW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	3	5	3	4	4	4	5

	Tuesday 03	Wednesday 04
	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	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	11	11	8	11	9	9	13	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12
Energy(?)	593	192	580	580	418	418	244	666	216	232	745	409	409	443	699	690	628	664	256	675	629	613
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)											5:03AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)				10:48PM 0.01													11:14AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	11	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	12	13	14	15	13	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	12	10	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	12	12	13	14	12	16	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	0.8 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	8	10	10	8	8	8	11	9	9	13	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.4 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	11	10	14	14	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	10	10	10	10	13	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-