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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	Mon		Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thursday 08			Friday 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Mon
	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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 NE	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	2.3 SW	0.4 NE	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	14	12	14	13	6	10	15	14	4	13	12	13	9	9
Energy(?)	65	50	82	48	61	161	101	77	28	131	158	131	263	420	122	179	39	66	27	1724	35	426
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	6:23PM 1.81		6:55AM 1.90		7:20PM 1.77	7:52AM 1.84		8:18PM 1.74	8:47AM 1.78		9:14PM 1.70	9:41AM 1.71		10:09PM 1.66	10:34AM 1.66		11:02PM 1.64	11:25AM 1.61		11:53PM 1.63	12:14PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		12:33AM 0.06		1:06PM 0.14	1:24AM 0.12		1:55PM 0.19	2:15AM 0.19		2:45PM 0.25	3:06AM 0.27		3:35PM 0.31	3:59AM 0.35		4:26PM 0.37		4:53AM 0.41	5:19PM 0.41		5:50AM 0.45	5:17PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	5	-	3	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	17	18	15	17	16	15	19	16	17	19	19	14	13	15	20	19	15	11	15	18
Low °C	15	11	16	17	14	15	15	14	17	15	16	17	16	12	11	14	16	16	13	10	14	18
Chill °C (?)	14	12	17	18	14	17	15	15	19	15	17	18	18	13	12	14	20	18	12	8	14	17
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-
Sunset	9:30	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 NE	0.6 SW	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.3 S	0.8 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 NE	1.6 S
Period (s)	7	9	12	11	12	12	11	11	8	12	5	6	16	10	6	6	6	6	6	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 NE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.1 E	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	8	12	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	14	13	6	15	15	14	14	13	8	-	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.0 NE	-	0.5 SW	1.6 SSW	0.5 NE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	6	6	9	9	4	6	3	13	9	-

	Monday 05			Tuesday 06								Wednesday 07								Thursday 08
	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 - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	8
Energy(?)	65	149	132	50	59	205	82	146	48	45	48	61	56	61	54	104	101	99	78	77	12	40
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:23PM 1.81				6:55AM 1.90					7:20PM 1.77				7:52AM 1.84				8:18PM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)				12:33AM 0.06					1:06PM 0.14				1:24AM 0.12				1:55PM 0.19				2:15AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	13	13	12	11	13	16	14	18	17	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	15	15	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	14	12	12	11	11	13	16	13	18	16	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:29	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	7	13	13	9	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	9	5	12	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	2	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 05										Tuesday 06
	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 - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	67	151	151	65	41	149	41	132	33	33	50	50	50	59	59	184	209	205	202	199	82	109
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)						6:23PM 1.81												6:55AM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)												12:33AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	15	15	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	12	13	13	13	16	17
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	14	14	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	13	12	13	13	13	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.6 SW	0.3 S	0.6 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	7	13	13	7	7	13	7	13	5	5	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 SSW	0.5 NE	0.3 SSW	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	10	10	8	13	9	13	5	9	9	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-