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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	Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sun
	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 - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Potato Point Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	2	4	2	3	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.5 S	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.5 NE	0.5 SSW	1.7 NE	1.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	6	8	9	10	9	7	8	10	11	12	15	14	15	14
Energy(?)	290	241	1174	966	775	300	241	107	131	340	2156	61	421	254	237	175	159	134	172	796	833	902
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:47PM 1.55	7:02PM 1.47	7:28AM 1.57	6:30PM 1.51		6:59AM 1.61		7:16PM 1.47	7:45AM 1.57		8:26PM 1.40	9:58AM 1.57		8:53PM 1.45	10:49AM 1.60		11:14PM 1.56	11:39AM 1.65		12:04AM 1.64	12:29PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	11:48AM 0.46		1:05AM 0.37			1:06AM 0.44		1:25PM 0.51	1:36AM 0.46		2:13PM 0.40	2:46AM 0.43		3:50PM 0.40	3:16AM 0.42	4:06AM 0.37	4:39PM 0.37		5:00AM 0.34	5:32PM 0.32		5:56AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	11	10	10	9	15	14	13	22	19	17	21	25	16	14	13	11	13	13	13	12
Low °C	14	12	8	10	10	7	12	14	12	17	15	13	18	20	13	13	12	10	13	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	15	12	8	8	8	7	13	12	12	22	18	17	21	25	16	13	11	9	12	11	12	10
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43
Sunset	-	9:00	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:01	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	2.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	7	8	10	4	12	10	14	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 SSE	0.1 E	-	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	14	9	9	9	9	7	12	-	11	10	8	10	3	13	11	9	15	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.0 SSW	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.5 NE	-	1.7 NE	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.6 E	0.9 NE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	-	-	2	4	4	6	8	9	-	9	-	-	6	11	5	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 23							Monday 24								Tuesday 25
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	2.5 SW	0.6 ENE	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.5 NE	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	269	265	411	453	2517	59	847	1619	1524	1524	1005	53	775	749	310	606	563	238	241	201	205	161
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		5:31AM 1.69				6:06PM 1.51				6:15AM 1.65									8:17AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)				12:54PM 0.37				12:00AM 0.43				1:00PM 0.47	1:35PM 0.39				1:47AM 0.38				2:18PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	11	12	13	11	11	8	7	7	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	8	12	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	8	8	11	10	13	11	9	6	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	8	6	7	11	13	12	10
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	13	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	0.3 SSE	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	2	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	5	5

	Sunday 23
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	9	13	13	13	13	9	9	12	12	13	12	12	8	8	7	7	12
Energy(?)	219	219	328	406	265	65	261	206	206	245	87	63	453	517	187	446	687	513	513	337	337	395
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)					5:31AM 1.69														7:02PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)											12:00PM 0.34	12:12PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	11	11	8	10	10	12	14	15	11	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	8	8	9	9	7	9	10	12	14	15	10	10	10	11	12	11	9	8	8	8	8	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	9	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	7	7	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	7	7	7