Otago Surf

Detailed Otago 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 Otago. 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 Otago. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Otago over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Otago and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Otago 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 Otago Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Otago coastline are also listed below.

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	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Fri
	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 Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	3	3	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ESE	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 E	0.8 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.7 S	2.0 SSE	1.4 E	3.0 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.0 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.1 E
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	14	14	16	8	9	12	9	8	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9
Energy(?)	68	463	264	262	154	232	42	110	49	543	514	623	1637	2699	1606	1133	1034	1057	747	580	401	238
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:36PM 1.90			3:35PM 1.91		4:52AM 1.82	5:20PM 1.92		4:32AM 1.85		6:17PM 1.89	6:46AM 1.74		6:04PM 1.92	6:30AM 1.74		8:24PM 1.83	7:35AM 1.70		7:57PM 1.83	8:31AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)	9:29AM 0.15		9:57PM 0.12	9:01AM 0.06		10:47PM 0.11	11:05AM 0.11		11:37PM 0.12	10:48AM 0.09		12:30AM 0.16		12:06PM 0.14	12:31AM 0.24		12:52PM 0.18	2:24AM 0.26		2:16PM 0.14	2:55AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	-	3	4	12	35	8	5	35	7	1	10	1	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	15	14	15	10	11	10	11	10	10	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	14
Low °C	10	14	13	13	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	12	12	14	13	14	10	9	8	9	6	6	9	10	9	8	10	10	10	10	11	11	14
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:26
Sunset	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	0.9 SW	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.7 NE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.7 S	0.5 NE	1.4 E	0.1 S	0.7 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.1 E
Period (s)	9	13	6	7	7	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	16	9	15	13	9	10	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.3 S	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.6 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	14	9	14	14	14	16	15	14	10	10	11	8	13	14	14	13	8	13	16	7	14	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NE	1.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 SE	1.1 SE	2.0 SSE	1.1 SE	3.0 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.0 ESE	2.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	6	-	-	-	3	4	3	6	8	7	9	10	10	9	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Brighton Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	0.4 ESE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	14	14	9	14	9	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	9	9	16	16	16	15	14	9	9
Energy(?)	805	630	520	377	62	233	253	264	212	201	262	245	226	201	177	232	245	295	213	337	68	293
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		3:13AM 1.85			2:46PM 1.86	3:36PM 1.90								3:32PM 1.93				4:52AM 1.82				3:52PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)								9:57PM 0.12				10:17AM 0.12				9:32PM 0.08				10:17AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	13	13	9	13	14	14	13	9	9	10	11	9	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	8	8	7	14	13	14	14	12	12	8	12	13	13	12	9	9	10	11	9	9	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSE	1.3 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 SW	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	8	9	6	6	6	7	7	7	14	9	9	8	8	7	15	14	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	15	8	8	16	14	14	14	14	15	9	14	14	9	9	8	16	16	16	8	8	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SW	-	0.3 NNE	0.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 NE	1.6 NNE	1.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	0.9 NE	-	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	8	-	2	3	5	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	7	-	2	-	-	-	-	3	3	3

	Friday 17
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Brighton Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	0.3 ESE	1.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.9 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.7 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NNE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	15	9	14	14	14	9	14	14	14	14	9	14	14	14	14	6	6	6
Energy(?)	1111	1341	1288	805	42	426	587	551	520	362	437	407	407	159	327	408	405	400	425	396	197	322
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)															2:27PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)																						9:03PM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	8	10	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	15	17	17	16	14	14	15	15	14
Chill °C (?)	8	9	9	7	9	7	8	7	8	9	9	10	10	13	16	17	16	12	14	14	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSE	1.3 NE	1.0 NE	1.2 NE
Period (s)	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	9	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.7 SW
Period (s)	15	9	9	15	14	14	8	8	8	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	9	14	14	9	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.7 NE	1.1 NE	1.7 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6