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.

Otago Surf Forecast

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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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	Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	2.1 S	1.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	14	14	14	14	12	13	15
Energy(?)	1132	1065	573	768	880	282	115	152	144	242	237	389	280	269	286	1118	904	4650
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:24PM	2:48AM		1:56PM		3:43AM	4:15PM	2:24PM	4:40AM	5:12PM		5:38AM		6:15PM	6:40AM		7:10PM
Low Tide / height (m)			8:46PM 8:09AM	9:05AM		10:31PM	10:00AM		10:35PM	10:54AM		11:29PM	11:46AM	12:44PM	1:15AM	9:35PM	1:39PM	1:13AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	8
High °C	8	9	8	9	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	13	8	3	5	3
Low °C	7	8	7	9	11	9	10	10	11	10	10	11	10	11	4	3	4	3
Chill °C (?)	5	7	6	7	9	10	11	10	9	12	12	9	10	13	6	-2	0	-2
Sunrise	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:22	-	-
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:01	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.1 S	1.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	14	14	14	14	7	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 S	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.3 E	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	10	10	16	10	10	10	5	5	17	10	8	10	4	4	4	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.8 N	0.7 NNE	0.2 W	0.3 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	-	-	0.5 WSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	4	5	5	2	4	4	4	-	-	3	12	13	15

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Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1132	1086	1065	1023	1012	573	730	658	768	867	880	778	663	282	212	156	115	157
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	flow	high	ebb	low	low	high	ebb	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:24PM 1.96				2:48AM 1.85					3:19PM 1.98				3:56AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)	7:20AM 0.08				7:56PM 0.07	9:35PM 0.04				9:05AM 0.02				10:31PM 0.00				10:00AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	8	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	11	11	10	9	11	12	10	12
Chill °C (?)	5	7	6	7	7	6	6	8	7	7	9	10	8	7	9	10	8	11
Sunrise	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 NNE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE
Period (s)	10	9	10	16	16	16	15	15	10	10	10	10	4	10	10	10	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.9 NNE	0.4 NE	0.6 NNE	0.2 N	0.8 N	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	5	5