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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	Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Fri
	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	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Murdering Bay Otago	All Day Bay 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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago
Rating	1	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 E	0.9 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 SE	1.0 ESE	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	-
Period(s) (?)	6	12	8	8	8	8	11	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	11	13	13	12	10	9	10	-
Energy(?)	68	257	165	210	255	267	393	293	208	200	94	183	124	167	173	270	386	257	172	419	779	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:37PM 1.56	3:02AM 1.69		3:16PM 1.59	3:26AM 1.75		3:19PM 1.70			3:56PM 1.73		4:42AM 1.79	5:16PM 1.63		6:27AM 1.73	6:45PM 1.64		7:11AM 1.72		7:30PM 1.64	7:57AM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)			8:36PM 0.36	9:07AM 0.40		9:02PM 0.32	9:39AM 0.28		10:02PM 0.70	10:20AM 0.27		10:40PM 0.24	10:53AM 0.31		11:20PM 0.25	12:40PM 0.30		12:06AM 0.26		1:20PM 0.29	1:36AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	4	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	11	12	12	12	10	10	12	12	12	15	12	14	15	11	16	15	17	15	15	14	15
Low °C	12	11	11	11	12	8	10	11	11	11	14	11	12	14	10	14	15	12	15	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	14	11	13	14	9	15	14	17	14	14	13	14
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16
Sunset	-	9:28	-	-	9:21	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:21	-	-	9:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.2 S	1.0 ESE	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	8	8	12	8	11	11	10	10	8	11	13	13	11	13	13	12	10	9	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.8 E	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.2 ESE	0.4 S	0.3 ENE	0.4 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	10	6	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	10	7	7	7	14	8	11	5	13	12	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 E	-	0.3 S	0.4 S	1.3 SE	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	1.3 NE	0.3 SW	-	-	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	6	-	8	7	8	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	2	-	-	10	5

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	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Murdering Bay Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 E	1.2 E	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.7 SE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.2 SE	1.2 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	7	7	7	8	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	8	8	11	11	10	10
Energy(?)	271	96	108	108	165	346	542	545	515	220	179	198	250	267	519	218	207	84	293	249	132	208
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	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	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:37PM 1.56				2:22AM 1.77				2:42PM 1.67				3:02AM 1.80	4:21AM 1.72				4:39PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	9:19AM 0.40				8:35PM 0.36				9:22AM 0.78				9:03PM 0.32									10:54PM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	8	11	10	11	12	11	12
Chill °C (?)	9	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	8	7	11	8	10	10	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.2 SE	1.2 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	5	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	8	8	11	11	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 S	0.3 SSE	1.0 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	13	8	11	11	11	8	8	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	0.4 SE	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	1.7 SE	0.4 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE
Period (s)	5	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	8	7	5	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2

	Friday 16																Saturday 17
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Murdering Bay Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	0.7 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 E	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	6	6	6	6	12	12	12	7	7	7	7	12	8	12	12	8	8	12	12	8	12
Energy(?)	264	76	68	49	53	258	450	395	88	103	106	159	255	218	477	286	231	228	537	543	359	543
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)								2:01PM 1.66													3:39AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)		8:24AM 0.44												8:42PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	9	10	9	9	9	8	9
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.4 E
Period (s)	13	13	12	6	6	12	12	12	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.1 SE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	13	13	9	6	7	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.8 E	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.5 S	-	0.3 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	6	6	4	4	5	-	-	-	-	4	9	-	8	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-