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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Otago Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Otago Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Otago Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Otago Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Otago Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Otago Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Otago Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Otago Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Otago Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			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	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	6	9	7
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.5 S	1.0 ENE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.5 SSW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 S	0.9 S	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	10	10	10	11	10	10	6	7	7	8	8	9	8	11	7	9	11	14	17	16	16	18
Energy	566	586	690	521	58	204	185	206	93	332	252	415	70	87	332	952	2335	1207	623	5586	9964	6488
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:38PM 1.68		4:54AM 1.54			5:44AM 1.50		6:11PM 1.60	5:42AM 1.53		6:01PM 1.63	6:25AM 1.54		7:12PM 1.56	8:58AM 1.50		8:25PM 1.52	8:42AM 1.42		8:47PM 1.55	9:09AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)	10:19AM 0.37		10:54PM 0.43	11:05AM 0.39		11:44PM 0.44	11:58AM 0.41		12:34AM 0.46		12:19PM 0.30	12:45AM 0.38		1:05PM 0.44	1:39AM 0.48		1:52PM 0.43	2:50AM 0.44		2:40PM 0.41		3:12AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	11	12	12	11	12	13	14	13	13	13	10	10	8	13	9	9	14	13	12	12
Low °C	13	12	11	11	11	9	10	13	12	13	12	11	10	8	5	7	9	8	12	12	10	9
Chill °C (?)	12	12	11	10	10	8	10	12	13	12	13	13	7	7	5	10	6	7	12	11	10	11
Sunrise	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:15
Sunset	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.6 S	1.1 S	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	11	11	10	6	10	7	8	8	9	8	8	8	10	10	14	8	16	16	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.2 ENE	1.1 S	-
Period (s)	11	11	4	12	10	10	10	13	13	12	12	10	11	11	14	24	21	19	17	9	20	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 S	-	-	-	0.8 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.3 NW	-	1.4 NE	-	0.3 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SSW	-	-	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	-
Period (s)	3	4	-	-	-	4	6	7	2	3	-	9	-	2	7	9	11	-	-	16	16	-

	Tuesday 02							Wednesday 03								Thursday 04
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE
Period(s)	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	7	7
Energy	246	505	566	375	586	650	690	690	622	627	521	85	58	52	304	204	226	151	185	407	206	410
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		3:43AM 1.60				4:38PM 1.68				4:54AM 1.54								5:41AM 1.49				5:46PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)				10:13AM 0.24				10:54PM 0.43				11:52AM 0.36				11:44PM 0.44				11:33AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	12	13	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	10	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	15	10	12	10	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	8	8	7	6	8	12	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	6	6	10	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	4	9	9	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	10	10	13	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.7 S	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	3	3	4	4	5	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	7	7

	Tuesday 02
	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	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 NE	2.0 NE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	1025	1025	246	251	506	505	329	528	566	554	543	375	528	563	586	586	586	650	663	676	690	690
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																	4:38PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)											10:19AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	15	15	15	14	10	10	10	10	12	12	11	10	12	12	12	10	11	11	10	10	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 NE	2.0 NE	-	-	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5