Otago Surf

Otago Surf Forecast

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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	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	3	4	3	4	7	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	1.4 S	1.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 S	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 S	1.3 SSE	2.3 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period(s)	15	14	13	12	12	14	18	16	15	13	11	12	13	13	12	14	14	15	12	11	15	13
Energy	633	594	591	522	236	610	235	1010	767	1082	631	1805	6673	1506	1308	1668	714	2502	1285	1037	1006	610
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:00PM 1.91	2:24AM 1.80		2:54PM 1.95	1:57AM 1.90		3:07PM 2.03		4:14AM 1.81	4:46PM 1.96		4:02AM 1.93	4:36PM 2.07		4:59AM 1.91	5:56PM 1.98		7:14AM 1.75		7:47PM 1.84	6:53AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)			8:20PM 0.15	8:39AM 0.08		8:25PM 0.08	8:45AM 0.01		9:01PM 0.09	10:29AM 0.02		11:06PM 0.08	10:18AM -0.03		10:56PM 0.10	11:17AM -0.00		11:55PM 0.12		1:13PM 0.10	1:47AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	10	10	9	13	17	16	11	11	8	7	9	9	10	9	7	11	12	8	7	9	11	14
Low °C	10	9	9	10	15	11	10	9	5	6	8	8	8	8	6	8	11	5	5	8	8	12
Chill °C (?)	9	10	6	12	16	15	8	8	6	6	8	7	8	6	4	8	12	6	6	9	9	12
Sunrise	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:21
Sunset	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	0.1 SE	1.3 S	1.8 SSW	1.5 S	0.2 E	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 S	1.3 SSE	2.3 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	15	14	13	12	12	14	18	12	9	13	11	13	13	13	12	14	14	15	12	11	15	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.2 SSE	0.1 NE	1.1 SSW	0.1 SE	0.5 SW	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.1 SE
Period (s)	10	10	18	16	16	5	10	6	15	11	12	-	13	12	12	-	-	-	15	16	10	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	1.0 SSW	1.4 S	-	-	-	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.7 NW	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	4	3	6	16	-	-	-	12	13	4	4	4	-	-	-	4	4	5

	Saturday 13							Sunday 14								Monday 15
	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 - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	1	1	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.6 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 S	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	18	16	16	15
Energy	512	593	633	611	594	593	569	591	634	611	522	505	236	224	510	610	547	1352	235	1885	1010	1213
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:22AM 1.76				2:00PM 1.91				2:24AM 1.80				2:54PM 1.95				2:12AM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)			6:52AM 0.15				8:20PM 0.15				8:39AM 0.08								8:45AM 0.01	9:34AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	1
Temp. °C	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	13	17	15	15	11	10	9	10	11	11	8
Chill °C (?)	8	8	9	10	10	6	6	7	8	7	8	12	16	15	14	8	8	6	7	8	8	6
Sunrise	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.6 S	1.8 SSW	0.1 SE	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	18	16	12	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 E	0.5 NE	0.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	7	7	10	10	10	9	20	18	18	18	16	16	16	15	11	5	5	18	10	13	6	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 N	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	6	6	16	-

	Saturday 13
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	1	1	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy	571	512	512	541	534	593	670	703	633	624	615	611	603	603	594	613	603	593	578	584	569	559
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:05AM 1.86													2:00PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)								7:42AM 0.14													8:20PM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	7	6	6	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	7	7	11	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	20	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3