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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	Tue	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Warrington Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	3	4	3	2	1	2	2	0	3	2	0	2	2	0	5	2	0	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ESE	1.1 E	0.8 E	1.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE
Period(s) (?)	10	9	17	16	14	14	11	12	11	9	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	5	6	6	11	11
Energy(?)	1141	880	1042	567	187	262	60	411	168	629	340	292	218	513	3887	724	170	150	280	211	140	77
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:31AM 1.79	4:22PM 1.77		4:49AM 1.84	5:02PM 1.78		6:42AM 1.78		7:03PM 1.75	7:29AM 1.75		7:54PM 1.75	7:24AM 1.68		7:25PM 1.74	7:42AM 1.76		8:50PM 1.65	8:56AM 1.62		10:54PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	10:10PM 0.57	10:42AM 0.23		10:34PM 0.12	11:00AM 0.20		11:41PM 0.20	12:53PM 0.23		1:14AM 0.20		1:37PM 0.23	2:01AM 0.23		1:20PM 0.26	1:51AM 0.29		3:14PM 0.27	3:18AM 0.33		3:39PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	1	1	-	7	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	14	14	17	16	14	14	18	11	14	16	13	14	16	13	15	19	17	15	15	12
Low °C	11	13	14	14	15	15	11	13	14	9	12	14	10	14	14	11	12	18	12	14	14	11
Chill °C (?)	10	13	14	13	16	15	14	12	18	7	13	14	11	12	14	10	14	19	17	13	14	10
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:40	-	-	8:40	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:36	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.0 S	0.7 S	0.7 NE	1.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.8 S	0.5 S	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	10	9	9	8	7	14	7	12	11	11	7	7	6	14	13	9	7	7	6	6	6	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	7	16	14	8	11	8	14	13	10	16	15	6	9	13	13	13	11	11	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	-	1.3 S	-	-	0.8 S	-	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	-	1.2 NE	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	11	-	8	-	-	7	-	4	4	9	-	4	4	6	13	-	-	5	6	6	4	4

	Tue	Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 S	2.1 SE	2.4 SE	2.4 SE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.2 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW	1.4 SW	0.6 ESE	1.5 SW	0.6 E	0.6 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E
Period(s) (?)	8	10	10	10	9	9	17	9	16	16	16	15	14	7	14	6	11	7	14	15	12	12
Energy(?)	968	1151	1314	1187	962	886	1042	536	500	567	259	214	278	79	109	244	213	369	305	437	424	567
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				4:09AM 1.83				5:32PM 1.74				5:57AM 1.80				5:02PM 1.78				5:29AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)		10:14PM 0.17				10:19AM 0.22				11:47PM 0.20				11:24AM 0.21				12:30AM 0.19				12:53PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	12	12	14	17	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	21	19	18	14	13	13	10	13	14
Chill °C (?)	13	13	10	10	13	17	13	14	13	13	14	12	14	21	19	18	13	13	12	8	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	2.1 SE	2.4 SE	2.4 SE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SW	0.6 ESE	1.0 SW	0.6 E	0.7 E	1.2 E	1.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	7	14	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 SSE	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 E	0.7 SW	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	21	20	19	8	8	7	8	7	16	16	8	14	8	14	8	8	8	11	11	5	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.6 S	-	-	1.4 S	-	1.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	0.8 ENE	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	7	7	8	15	4	8

	Tuesday 17				Wednesday 18
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ESE	2.3 SE	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 ESE	2.5 ESE	3.0 SE	1.9 ESE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 SE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	0.8 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 SE	1.3 ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	18	9	9	8	9
Energy(?)	1056	1604	1494	1494	1245	1860	1634	1089	1430	1483	1201	1135	1096	558	908	922	974	909	287	816	380	601
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	glass	off	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)											5:15AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)			9:53PM 0.15													10:19AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	14	12	9	9	9	10	9	10	9	9	10	10	11	14	13	14	13	13	15	16	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	2.3 SE	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 ESE	2.5 ESE	3.0 SE	1.9 ESE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 SE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 SE	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 S	0.1 S	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 S	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	1.5 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.5 SW	0.2 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.5 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	8	22	8	8	8	11	13	8	11	11	8	8	12	19	8	8	18	18	8	8	17	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.9 SSW	-	-	0.4 SW	1.7 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	1.2 S	1.2 S	-	1.2 S	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	11	8	11	11	-	-	8	8	8	-	-	-	8	8	-	8	-	-