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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	Sun		Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Warrington Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	2	3	3	4	0	4	3	3	0	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	1.7 NE	1.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.2 SSW	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.2 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.3 E	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	2.0 NE	1.0 SSW	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	6	10	10	13	9	9	10	13	9	10	9	10	14	10	10	16	14	9	13	13	12
Energy(?)	469	437	439	767	22	807	1791	959	17	311	468	353	1125	827	255	700	148	372	108	644	533	252
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	off	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		2:30AM 1.69		2:07PM 1.62	2:12AM 1.69		2:47PM 1.61	2:51AM 1.71		3:07PM 1.65	3:49AM 1.67		3:46PM 1.64		5:15AM 1.65	5:35PM 1.54		5:07AM 1.68	5:06PM 1.59		5:53AM 1.63	6:10PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		8:25PM 0.29	8:50AM 0.30		7:52PM 0.30	8:36AM 0.33		8:30PM 0.30	8:54AM 0.35		9:28PM 0.31	9:56AM 0.36		10:08PM 0.33	11:35AM 0.33		10:51PM 0.36	11:21AM 0.42		11:39PM 0.40	12:12PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	6	10	-	-
High °C	11	11	23	19	16	19	21	11	18	17	16	23	16	20	16	11	10	10	10	10	12	13
Low °C	11	9	17	17	14	16	20	10	15	16	14	20	14	11	14	10	9	9	9	9	10	10
Chill °C (?)	8	8	23	18	15	18	21	9	17	16	16	23	14	20	16	9	10	7	8	8	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:55	-	-	9:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.4 SSE	1.6 ENE	0.1 S	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.1 S	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.2 NE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	6	10	10	8	10	7	9	10	10	13	10	9	15	6	10	10	10	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	-	0.5 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	1.2 ENE	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	10	8	10	7	13	-	4	13	13	14	15	-	10	14	14	16	9	9	9	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	1.7 NE	-	2.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	0.5 S	2.2 NE	1.3 E	-	-	2.0 NE	-	-	0.4 S	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	6	-	10	10	9	9	4	10	9	-	-	10	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 16			Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	0	0	0	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	0	0	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.7 NE	1.8 NE	1.3 E	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 NE	2.3 NE	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 E	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	6	12	11	6	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	14	14	9	9	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	34	35	28	437	655	413	550	1219	576	1391	1494	1659	472	737	5	5	1124	870	696	573	772	651
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:06PM 1.68				1:32AM 1.67				1:50PM 1.66				2:12AM 1.69				2:47PM 1.61				3:10AM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)			8:25PM 0.29				7:51AM 0.31				8:10PM 0.29				9:34AM 0.30				8:30PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	11	10	8	9	15	23	22	19	18	15	14	14	16	18	20	14	10	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	6	6	8	7	6	8	14	23	22	19	18	14	13	12	15	17	20	12	10	11	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	8:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.3 SSE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	2.3 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 E	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period (s)	6	6	6	10	7	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	7	7	14	14	13	9	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.8 E	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	12	12	9	10	10	9	8	8	10	7	7	7	13	13	8	8	17	12	4	4	4	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 NE	1.8 NE	-	-	2.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 NE	2.3 NE	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 S	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	6	6	7	-	-	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	3	4	4	-	-

	Sunday 16										Monday 17
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	0	0	0	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	0	0	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 NE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.5 ENE	1.6 NE	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 E	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	6	6	11	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	10	10	10	10	7	10	10	10
Energy(?)	261	48	34	550	595	445	716	243	243	253	426	437	380	427	179	175	397	397	329	411	550	550
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:06PM 1.68											1:32AM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)							7:30PM 0.28												7:33AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	11	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	15	16
Chill °C (?)	9	8	6	8	9	9	8	9	7	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	13	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 E	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 E	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 NE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.5 ENE	1.6 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-