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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	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	3	2	4	2	3	2	0	2	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 E	2.1 S	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	2.1 SSW	2.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 ENE	0.3 S	0.9 SE
Period(s) (?)	11	9	9	8	8	11	11	12	10	12	11	10	10	12	12	9	10	8	11	6	10	5
Energy(?)	86	1104	449	363	172	123	57	131	50	1333	1940	264	235	1000	658	118	188	36	57	65	22	65
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:32AM 2.05		11:14PM 1.67	11:42AM 1.61		11:41PM 1.87		1:32PM 1.73	2:04AM 1.88		2:28PM 1.78	2:04AM 1.95		3:23PM 1.81	3:54AM 1.95		4:16PM 1.84			4:03PM 1.93		4:32AM 2.02
Low Tide / height (m)		4:58PM 0.63		5:33AM 0.33	5:40PM 0.27		7:18AM 0.30		7:40PM 0.22	8:23AM 0.25		7:39PM 0.11	9:22AM 0.20		9:41PM 0.11	10:16AM 0.15		9:46PM -0.00	10:14AM 0.09		10:15PM -0.02	10:45AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	11	13	16	16	22	15	14	13	14	12	15	14	13	15	17	14	22	27	17	21
Low °C	13	12	9	12	16	16	19	14	11	12	13	10	13	13	12	13	16	14	18	26	16	20
Chill °C (?)	12	11	10	12	16	15	22	14	12	13	13	12	15	12	11	14	16	12	22	27	17	21
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33
Sunset	-	9:15	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 S	0.7 E	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	2.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 NE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	10	11	9	8	8	7	5	12	10	12	11	10	10	12	12	9	9	6	6	6	6	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.3 NE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.1 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	11	14	11	11	11	11	7	11	7	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	8	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 S	2.1 S	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	-	1.1 SW	2.1 SW	-	2.4 SW	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NNE	-	0.8 ENE	1.4 NE	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 S	0.9 SE
Period (s)	10	9	-	3	4	4	-	5	11	-	11	-	-	4	3	-	10	6	-	3	4	5

	Tuesday 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Fri
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	3	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.6 SSE	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	8	12
Energy(?)	1047	907	86	86	590	628	387	324	298	244	249	147	147	123	104	109	73	66	61	178	363	745
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:32AM 2.05				10:40PM 1.83				12:35PM 1.69					1:07AM 1.83			12:52PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)				4:56PM 0.30				6:10AM 0.32				5:41PM 0.26					7:18AM 0.30			6:40PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	15	13	11	11	9	10	14	15	14	17	16	16	16	16	18	22	15	15	13	11
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	11	11	10	8	9	14	15	14	17	15	16	16	15	18	22	13	14	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.6 SSE	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	11	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	5	5	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	7	10	10	14	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	1.9 S	1.8 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.3 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.5 NE	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	1.1 S	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	4	-	5	-	-	4	6	8	12

	Tuesday 27																Wednesday 28
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	3	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 S	2.1 S	0.6 E	0.6 E	2.0 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.6 E	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	8	8	8
Energy(?)	1182	1101	86	86	983	1247	805	1479	1422	673	1017	661	605	1118	542	503	494	311	85	459	415	414
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				10:35AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)											5:29PM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	11	10	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	12	11	12	11	10	11	11	11	11	9	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	7	8	7
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	0.7 E	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	0.7 E	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	9	9	9	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	14	11	11	11	11	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	-	2.2 S	-	2.1 S	2.1 S	-	2.0 S	-	-	1.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	-	10	-	9	9	-	9	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-