Otago Surf

Otago Surf Forecast

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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	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Sat
	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 - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 NE	1.7 NE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.5 SW	1.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.5 S	1.3 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.4 SSW
Period(s)	11	12	12	6	7	8	8	8	12	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	10
Energy	392	237	299	293	255	236	202	217	69	229	573	371	379	60	314	205	231	583	516	940	267	41
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:20PM 1.71			3:17PM 1.69		3:30AM 1.59	3:59PM 1.68		4:18AM 1.57	4:06PM 1.69		4:37AM 1.58			5:19AM 1.54	5:46PM 1.63		6:24AM 1.45		6:29PM 1.59	8:09AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	9:14AM 0.30		9:41PM 0.33	8:36AM 0.34		9:24PM 0.39	9:35AM 0.35		11:02PM 0.35	10:26AM 0.37		10:36PM 0.44	10:47AM 0.39		11:44PM 0.44	11:33AM 0.41		12:08AM 0.47		12:19PM 0.43	12:55AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	12	14	15	15	14	14	13	15	12	11	13	13	11	12	13	11	14	15	10	12
Low °C	9	10	10	12	15	13	13	13	12	13	12	10	10	11	9	10	12	10	12	11	9	10
Chill °C (?)	7	8	10	14	14	14	14	14	12	15	11	10	13	12	9	11	13	10	13	15	9	12
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:11
Sunset	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.4 S	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 NE	1.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	11	12	6	6	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.6 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.5 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	10	9	12	9	12	8	13	13	12	12	10	9	8	10	9	13	7	10	12	12	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.9 NE	-	1.6 NE	1.7 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.3 NW	1.8 ENE	-	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	5	5	-	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	6	8	2	9	-	3

	Saturday 30					Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tue
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach 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 - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.6 NE	1.2 ENE	1.7 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 SW
Period(s)	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	12
Energy	392	316	237	214	359	299	268	223	293	181	255	562	656	236	242	248	202	251	217	222	103	69
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				3:20PM 1.71				3:38AM 1.61								3:30AM 1.59				3:59PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)						9:41PM 0.33			8:36AM 0.34					9:24PM 0.39				9:33AM 0.23				11:02PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	15	15	14	15	15	15	13	13	13	14	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	6	10	8	8	8	8	10	10	11	15	14	14	14	15	15	13	12	13	14	13	14	12
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	1.0 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.5 S	0.4 S	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.2 NE
Period (s)	11	10	12	9	6	6	6	12	6	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.5 SW
Period (s)	10	10	9	12	12	12	12	9	9	12	12	8	8	8	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.2 ENE	1.7 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	6	6	6	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30																	Sunday 31
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View 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	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	11	12	11	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	635	558	392	563	322	316	316	237	237	237	247	214	214	359	359	313	298	299	300	280	268	268
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)										3:20PM 1.71												3:38AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		7:55AM 0.32														9:41PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	7	8	6	9	9	10	11	8	8	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	11	10	10	12	12	12	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-