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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	Sat	Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07
	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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 NE	1.9 NE	0.8 SSW	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	0.5 SSW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	10	6	12	8	8	7	12	9	9	8	8	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	933	173	244	525	368	123	119	53	90	242	231	247	219	159	393	262	89	73	154	52	220	216
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	glass	off	off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:54AM 1.95		4:16PM 1.84		4:47AM 1.95	4:04PM 1.93		5:39AM 1.93	4:51PM 1.91		5:38AM 1.91	5:38PM 1.86		7:22AM 1.81	6:19PM 1.90	7:47PM 1.74	7:08AM 1.73		7:13PM 1.69	7:57AM 1.63		8:24PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)		10:16AM 0.15		10:35PM 0.08	11:07AM 0.13		10:16PM -0.02	11:55AM 0.13		11:24PM 0.02	11:54AM 0.12		12:22AM 0.07			1:47AM 0.23		1:29PM 0.22	1:30AM 0.29		2:16PM 0.33	2:41AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	11	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	17	15	15	15	13	11	12	11	10	12	12	14	14	16	14	13	12	16	15	16
Low °C	12	14	16	14	15	15	11	11	12	9	10	11	11	13	13	14	14	12	11	13	15	15
Chill °C (?)	12	15	16	14	14	15	11	9	10	8	10	10	10	13	12	16	13	12	10	15	13	16
Sunrise	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:01	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	0.6 E	1.1 SW	1.1 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 NE	0.5 ENE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	11	10	12	7	8	8	7	8	9	9	8	8	7	12	6	6	6	7	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 ENE	0.1 SE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	11	11	12	11	12	10	10	9	12	7	8	8	7	9	10	13	7	13	13	6	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 NE	1.9 NE	-	-	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.5 NE	1.1 NE	1.0 NNE	-	0.4 SW	-	-	1.6 NE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	10	6	-	-	5	4	4	-	-	-	2	3	4	5	-	3	-	-	12	5

	Sat	Sunday 01								Monday 02								Tuesday 03
	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	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	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	1.3 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	6	7	7	12	10	8	11	8	8	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	1130	933	756	615	470	142	115	113	85	242	214	411	368	80	210	515	129	87	113	69	53	53
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:54AM 1.95				3:15PM 1.91	4:16PM 1.84							3:52PM 1.98	5:09PM 1.84				4:48AM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)	9:41PM 0.11								9:26PM -0.01					11:07AM 0.13				10:46PM -0.01				11:03AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	3	8
Temp. °C	13	13	12	12	13	14	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	18	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	12	12	11	12	12	13	16	14	14	14	14	16	14	18	15	15	11	10	10	9	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	12	10	12	11	13	10	5	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.3 NE	0.6 NE	1.0 NE	1.2 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	-	-	-	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 S	-	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	3	4	5	5	6	7	7	-	-	-	11	4	5	-	5	4	4

	Saturday 31				Sunday 01
	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	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	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.8 SSW	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	998	983	1130	1000	968	323	318	313	303	66	66	295	106	180	579	400	68	59	200	244	244	244
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	on	on	cross	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)																					3:29PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)			9:41PM 0.11												9:32AM 0.07	10:16AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	13	13	11	11	12	11	12	12	10	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	13	13	12	12	12	10	10	11	10	11	11	10	13	14	12	11	13	13	13	14	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	3	3	3	10	10	10