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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	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tue
	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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	2	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.9 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	4.0 SW	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSE	2.0 S	2.3 SW	2.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 NE	1.8 NE	2.1 NE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE
Period(s)	12	14	14	14	14	13	16	15	17	14	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	7	8	9	10	10
Energy	295	1970	3456	3973	3021	8724	4609	3990	1570	1463	2981	1347	845	631	210	340	138	261	752	1214	2109	1153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:21AM 1.68		11:43PM 1.68	11:41AM 1.86	1:08PM 1.74	12:29AM 1.66		12:54PM 1.70	1:34AM 1.62		1:36PM 1.71	2:56AM 1.64		3:20PM 1.71		3:38AM 1.61	4:02PM 1.69		3:33AM 1.57	3:39PM 1.73		4:12AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)		5:25PM 0.28		6:02AM 0.20		6:12PM 0.31	6:33AM 0.29		7:20PM 0.34	7:14AM 0.31		9:00PM 0.32	9:14AM 0.30		9:41PM 0.33	9:54AM 0.31		9:27PM 0.39	9:38AM 0.35		9:51PM 0.42	10:19AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	9	7	7	10	8	11	11	11	11	11	9	8	9	7	9	11	12	15	15	14	16
Low °C	7	8	5	7	10	8	9	11	10	9	9	8	7	9	6	8	9	10	12	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	5	7	5	6	10	5	8	8	10	9	10	7	8	7	5	6	9	11	15	15	14	16
Sunrise	8:03	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:07
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.9 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSE	2.0 S	2.1 S	2.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.8 S	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	14	14	14	14	13	16	15	17	14	12	12	12	11	9	12	12	6	8	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	12	12	10	9	12	8	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 S	1.4 SW	-	-	-	4.0 SW	-	-	-	-	2.3 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 ENE	1.4 NE	1.8 NE	2.1 NE	2.5 ENE	-
Period (s)	5	11	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	4	4	5	7	8	9	10	-

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	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	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	2	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	4	9	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	1.1 S	0.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SW	1.6 SSE	4.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	11	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	16	15	15
Energy	239	330	295	886	1970	3608	3160	3456	5010	4310	3973	3397	3021	3013	7398	8724	1011	10628	4609	4830	3990	3533
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:21AM 1.68				11:43PM 1.68				11:41AM 1.86	1:08PM 1.74				12:51AM 1.64				12:54PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)		5:21AM 0.24				5:35PM 0.27					6:02AM 0.20				6:12PM 0.31				6:33AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	9	7	7	9	9	7	6	7	6	7	7	10	10	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	6	5	5	7	6	5	4	5	4	6	6	10	8	5	5	8	7	6	7	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	1.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.9 S	1.9 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.6 SSE	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	7	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	11	16	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 SSW	4.0 SW	-	4.5 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	5	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	14	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 26
	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 - Papanui Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	2	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	4	9	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.7 S	1.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.1 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	15	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	399	838	239	239	325	330	388	285	295	295	1002	506	938	1628	1970	2275	4424	3608	3786	4335	3160	3180
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)											10:53AM 1.87	11:20AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)						5:21AM 0.24												5:35PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	7	6
Chill °C (?)	10	12	11	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.1 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	11	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	15	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.8 SW	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.7 SSW	1.0 S	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	4	-	-	4	4	5	5	5	5	11	7	11	7	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-