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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	Fri		Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Fri
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	3	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	0	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 NE	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	15	14	14	13	13	13	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	9	9	9	11	12
Energy(?)	508	382	125	455	335	415	289	66	981	694	689	297	250	208	173	731	531	528	732	590	651	951
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			4:49AM 1.72	4:58PM 1.58		6:41AM 1.59		7:02PM 1.47	7:28AM 1.57		7:50PM 1.45	8:17AM 1.55		7:15PM 1.47	9:07AM 1.55		9:31PM 1.45	8:32AM 1.56		8:53PM 1.45	9:24AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)		10:50PM 0.28	11:02AM 0.42		12:25AM 0.34	12:54PM 0.37		1:05AM 0.37		1:35PM 0.39	1:47AM 0.38		1:24PM 0.51	1:35AM 0.46		2:36PM 0.48	3:16AM 0.39		3:04PM 0.40	3:16AM 0.42		3:51PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	10	10	10	10	14	13	12	16	16	18	20	23	13	15	17
Low °C	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	8	9	10	9	10	12	11	13	13	16	19	16	12	11	17
Chill °C (?)	7	9	9	8	9	10	12	7	7	8	7	13	11	10	14	14	18	20	23	13	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-
Sunset	8:54	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:06
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 NE	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	14	13	13	13	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	9	10	9	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	14	15	14	10	9	9	9	14	9	9	9	9	12	10	12	13	10	10	15	10	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	2.0 SSW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.0 NE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.9 ENE	-	-	2.2 ENE	0.8 NW	1.1 W	0.4 NW
Period (s)	4	-	-	3	4	-	-	12	-	-	3	4	4	6	7	8	-	-	9	4	4	4

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	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 - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 ENE	1.4 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	9	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	274	523	678	654	340	314	362	168	183	147	336	335	215	265	415	58	562	2611	1339	1707	1548	1424
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	high	low-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
High Tide / height (m)		4:19PM 1.63				5:58AM 1.62				6:18PM 1.51				5:31AM 1.69				5:47PM 1.55				6:15AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)				10:50PM 0.28				12:14PM 0.35				12:25AM 0.34				12:12PM 0.45				12:00AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	2	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	9	8	11	12	12	12	10	8	7	7
Chill °C (?)	11	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	8	7	11	10	11	12	8	6	5	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.8 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	5	-	12	12	12	12	12

	Friday 21										Saturday 22
	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 - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.7 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	1.0 ENE	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	14	10	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	10	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	294	267	187	511	254	257	295	139	131	134	685	382	266	263	340	191	323	277	225	237	236	234
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				4:19PM 1.63	5:35PM 1.54												5:58AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)											11:46PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	13
Chill °C (?)	10	7	10	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	1.0 ENE	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 S	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-