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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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Otago Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Otago Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Otago Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Otago Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Otago Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Otago Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Otago Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Otago Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Otago Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23
	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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S
Period(s)	16	16	14	13	10	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	16	10	12	12	11	13	13	10
Energy	940	667	316	277	66	205	73	54	51	44	46	42	18	49	41	57	91	210	74	295	375	158
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:37AM 1.83	4:06PM 1.96		4:31AM 1.82	3:38PM 2.03		5:29AM 1.79		6:02PM 1.93	6:30AM 1.76		7:05PM 1.89	7:34AM 1.73		8:08PM 1.85	8:37AM 1.72		7:56PM 1.85	9:38AM 1.72		10:08PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	9:35PM 0.11	9:53AM 0.07		9:38PM 0.07	10:46AM 0.06		11:22PM 0.10	11:39AM 0.07		12:16AM 0.13		12:34PM 0.10	1:11AM 0.17		1:31PM 0.14	2:08AM 0.21		2:30PM 0.20	2:18AM 0.23	3:08AM 0.26	3:31PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	-	-
High °C	8	7	8	8	8	7	6	8	10	9	11	13	13	15	15	13	15	17	11	9	9	11
Low °C	6	6	8	7	6	7	5	6	9	9	9	12	11	13	14	12	12	13	9	9	9	10
Chill °C (?)	4	5	6	7	8	6	6	7	9	7	11	13	12	15	15	12	15	17	10	6	6	8
Sunrise	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S
Period (s)	16	16	14	13	10	16	8	15	14	4	13	13	12	12	10	9	12	12	11	13	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 SW	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	4	11	10	9	15	9	9	13	4	10	5	5	16	10	9	4	4	9	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 SSW	-	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	3	-	3	5

	Sat	Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tuesday 19
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period(s)	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	15	14
Energy	655	940	783	783	667	477	316	312	269	277	258	204	66	105	205	231	88	73	61	59	54	53
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	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)				3:37AM 1.83				4:06PM 1.96				3:07AM 1.88				5:02PM 1.95				5:29AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)		9:35PM 0.11				9:53AM 0.07				9:38PM 0.07				10:46AM 0.06				11:22PM 0.10				11:39AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	8
Chill °C (?)	4	3	4	3	3	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	8	6	7	6	5	5	4	5	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	9	16	16	9	8	15	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	17	12	12	11	11	8	4	4	11	11	10	10	10	17	9	9	16	15	8	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Saturday 16	Sunday 17
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush 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 - 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 - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Energy	376	785	655	655	940	940	803	793	783	783	783	783	662	675	667	545	573	477	427	394	316	316
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)										3:37AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)				9:35PM 0.11												9:53AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8
Chill °C (?)	6	6	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	4	4	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 S	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	17	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	17	9	17	17	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	4	4	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	4	4