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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	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thu
	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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Potato Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	2	1	4	3	0	3	3	2	2	1	0	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 S	0.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.4 SE	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	8	6	13	12	7	8	7	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	9	9
Energy(?)	131	255	73	109	136	193	193	827	432	35	507	1097	728	997	1001	550	371	213	138	150	147	216
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:45PM 1.59		4:08AM 1.68	3:25PM 1.62		4:50AM 1.68	5:09PM 1.57		5:33AM 1.67	5:51PM 1.55		5:09AM 1.74	6:34PM 1.54		5:47AM 1.71	6:01PM 1.58		6:46AM 2.15		8:06PM 1.52	8:33AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)			10:02PM 0.33	10:31AM 0.35		10:42PM 0.32	11:11AM 0.34		10:28PM 0.33	11:51AM 0.34		10:50PM 0.33	11:24AM 0.40		11:33PM 0.33	12:06PM 0.40		12:16AM 0.34		1:51PM 0.36	2:03AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	10	6	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	17	15	14	9	9	8	9	10	10	13	10	10	13	13	12	19	19	15	17	19	15	13
Low °C	16	14	11	8	8	7	8	9	9	11	10	8	10	13	11	16	16	10	15	15	12	13
Chill °C (?)	17	13	14	7	6	6	5	7	6	11	7	9	11	11	10	19	19	15	16	19	15	12
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	9:24	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:25	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 NE	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.7 SE	0.5 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SE	0.8 SE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	5	6	12	6	13	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	9	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.8 SW	0.1 E	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 SE	0.2 ESE	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	12	12	8	8	8	9	10	12	9	9	9	8	9	11	12	5	5	8	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.4 SE	0.7 SSW	1.4 S	1.1 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.3 SW	0.4 SSW	-	-	1.1 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.3 W	0.3 SW	1.0 E	-
Period (s)	-	4	5	3	8	6	6	12	7	7	7	10	7	-	-	5	5	5	2	3	5	-

	Thursday 18							Friday 19								Saturday 20
	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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	8	14	13	13	13	6	6	6	6
Energy(?)	279	329	287	134	116	236	237	343	97	119	109	179	131	143	241	272	228	202	149	200	228	209
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	off	off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:29AM 1.68				2:45PM 1.61				3:28AM 1.67	4:08AM 1.68			3:25PM 1.62	4:27PM 1.58			3:49AM 1.74					5:09PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)			9:49AM 0.36					10:02PM 0.33							9:25PM 0.34					11:11AM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	4	5	5	1	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	1
Temp. °C	10	10	12	15	20	15	14	14	14	11	10	8	8	10	8	7	7	7	11	9	10	10
Chill °C (?)	10	10	11	14	20	14	12	13	14	9	8	6	6	7	5	4	3	4	11	5	6	7
Sunrise	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:27
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 NE	0.5 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SE
Period (s)	13	12	12	8	7	12	12	12	4	12	6	12	8	8	14	13	13	13	6	13	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	9	8	8	12	12	7	6	10	12	10	12	10	9	14	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	1.2 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.8 NNE	-	0.6 S	0.4 SE	-	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 S	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	5	-	4	3	-	9	8	7	7	5	6	6	6	6	6

	Thursday 18
	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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	12
Energy(?)	287	408	409	150	147	329	329	292	132	130	134	169	132	128	169	169	138	138	37	96	96	98
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			3:26AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)																						10:02PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	13	15	15	17	18	17	19	19	20	18	15	16	14	14
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	15	15	17	18	16	19	19	20	18	15	16	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	12	8	12	8	7	12	12	12	12	7	5	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	12	7	12	7	12	12	7	7	4	4	10	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.9 NNE	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	3	-	-	3	-	5	5