Otago Surf

Otago Surf Forecast

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 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			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 - Bobs Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	2.0 S	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 NE	2.0 NE	1.8 NE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE
Period(s)	15	16	17	14	13	12	12	10	12	12	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	13	10	11	10	10
Energy	4940	3710	1551	1435	1752	1261	759	266	299	224	207	675	718	309	539	516	537	72	605	854	289	335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:13PM 1.65	1:34AM 1.62		2:37PM 1.73	2:56AM 1.64		3:20PM 1.71		3:38AM 1.61	2:58PM 1.74		3:30AM 1.59	3:55PM 1.70		4:12AM 1.57	4:38PM 1.68		4:22AM 1.56	4:45PM 1.67		5:41AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)			7:20PM 0.34	8:32AM 0.29		9:00PM 0.32	9:14AM 0.30		9:41PM 0.33	9:54AM 0.31		9:27PM 0.39	9:35AM 0.35		10:01PM 0.28	10:19AM 0.37		11:41PM 0.37	10:54AM 0.25		11:22PM 0.46	11:55AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	-	-	2	1	1	-	2
High °C	11	14	11	11	10	10	10	12	11	13	15	15	15	13	12	13	13	11	11	11	9	10
Low °C	8	12	10	8	10	9	9	10	10	12	13	14	14	12	11	12	12	11	10	10	8	10
Chill °C (?)	8	13	10	11	10	8	8	11	9	11	15	15	15	13	12	13	13	10	10	10	9	8
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:07
Sunset	-	5:05	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	2.0 S	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.6 NE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	16	17	14	13	12	12	10	12	12	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	14	13	12	11	10	13	12	11	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.7 NE	0.4 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	1.3 NE	2.0 NE	1.8 NE	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	-	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	-	4	-	-	-	4	5	-	10

	Thursday 28							Friday 29								Saturday 30
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period(s)	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	17	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10
Energy	10851	12843	4940	4495	3710	3533	3383	1551	1175	1928	1435	2059	1752	1559	1428	1261	1108	875	759	619	266	206
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:04AM 1.84				1:13PM 1.65				1:34AM 1.62				2:37PM 1.73				2:56AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)			6:32AM 0.29				6:57PM 0.34				8:32AM 0.29				9:00PM 0.32					9:14AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	8	8	12	14	11	11	10	10	9	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	12	10
Chill °C (?)	4	6	5	12	13	9	9	9	9	7	6	9	10	9	8	6	6	6	6	8	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	17	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.8 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	12	12	18	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

	Thursday 28
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy	1165	9593	10851	10806	11716	12843	13089	13343	4940	4128	4456	4495	4140	3756	3710	3829	3581	3533	3297	3699	3383	3383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:51AM 1.64													1:13PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)							6:52AM 0.28												6:57PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	12	13	13	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	8	7	4	7	6	6	6	5	5	8	9	12	13	12	13	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	0.8 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-