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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	Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sun
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach 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 - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs 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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	5	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	5	5	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	0.9 S	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period(s)	12	16	14	12	10	9	8	8	20	13	12	13	14	13	13	9	13	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	1614	1776	2106	1072	633	143	102	103	150	360	318	3849	5020	2767	1159	400	690	983	1078	788	523	145
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	off	on	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:51AM 1.71		11:21PM 1.78	11:45AM 1.73		11:45PM 1.93		1:32PM 1.79	1:55AM 1.78		2:19PM 1.79	2:40AM 1.75		3:03PM 1.78		3:23AM 1.71	3:46PM 1.76		4:06AM 1.67	3:19PM 1.76		4:49AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		4:59PM 0.20		5:30AM 0.23		6:06PM 0.15	6:18AM 0.21		7:53PM 0.26	8:15AM 0.25		8:40PM 0.26	8:59AM 0.25		9:24PM 0.27	9:40AM 0.26		10:06PM 0.29	10:20AM 0.28		9:27PM 0.34	10:59AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	13	15	19	16	14	14	12	19	17	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	10	10	14
Low °C	14	11	11	14	18	14	13	13	11	12	10	8	9	10	9	8	10	10	9	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	12	10	12	14	19	16	13	14	11	19	16	6	9	8	10	10	9	10	8	9	9	13
Sunrise	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35
Sunset	-	5:43	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	0.9 S	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	12	16	14	12	10	9	8	8	20	13	12	11	14	13	10	9	13	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.6 SW	0.3 NE	0.6 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	-	0.1 NE	1.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.0 S	0.5 SSE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	13	4	8	8	7	18	17	-	-	16	13	14	9	8	5	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NW	3.5 SSW	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	4	2	13	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	-

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	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 S	0.9 SW	0.6 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	14	14	15	15	14	14	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	10	8	8	12	8
Energy	2889	3705	3673	1913	3242	3072	1430	1175	1126	1336	1072	1097	633	285	209	274	109	216	174	76	384	81
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:51AM 1.71					12:18AM 1.80				12:43PM 1.77				1:08AM 1.80				12:33PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		4:38AM 0.25				5:14PM 0.14					6:35AM 0.29				7:00PM 0.27				7:28AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	2	3	3	7	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	13	13	12	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	18	18	16	17	15	14	13	14	16	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	11	11	10	9	11	12	11	12	13	14	17	18	16	17	15	13	12	13	16	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.3 NE	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NNE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	13	13	4	4	4	9	9	8	8	22	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NNE	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.4 W	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	-	0.9 SW	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	2	3	10	8	-	12	-

	Sunday 26
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	-	1.4 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 S	1.8 S	2.1 SSW	1.8 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	-	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	14	16	16	15	15	14	15
Energy	504	609	2889	3241	944	0	558	3105	3230	4961	5341	2535	2650	1685	1776	3033	1776	1776	1698	1469	1728	1392
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)												11:51AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)					4:56AM 0.17														6:01PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2
High °C	17	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	8	10	10	11	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 S	1.8 S	2.1 SSW	1.8 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	14	16	16	15	15	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	12	12	-	-	-	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-