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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	Thu	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	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 - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago
Rating	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.4 S	1.0 S	0.6 SSW	1.8 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	0.3 S	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	10	13	13	10	15	8	14	14	14	10	12	14	15	14	16	14	14	13	13	14
Energy(?)	1087	741	1066	1181	651	408	326	555	144	260	323	255	115	126	261	540	85	306	84	290	265	373
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	1:29AM 1.70		1:02PM 1.85	1:36AM 1.73		2:43PM 1.77			3:28PM 1.74		3:48AM 1.70	2:44PM 1.90		4:31AM 1.67	4:53PM 1.64		5:14AM 1.63	5:35PM 1.58		5:03AM 2.19	4:47PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		6:41AM 0.16		7:27PM 0.20	8:38AM 0.16		9:04PM 0.19	8:28AM 0.16		9:46PM 0.19	10:05AM 0.18		10:26PM 0.21	10:45AM 0.21		11:04PM 0.24	11:25AM 0.26		11:42PM 0.28	11:34AM 0.62		11:33PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	2	5	6	2	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	6	8	10	6	10	12	11	14	14	11	13	16	11	8	8	9	11	10	9	12	11	8
Low °C	4	6	7	4	7	11	10	8	13	9	10	14	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	10	10	7
Chill °C (?)	1	6	7	3	10	9	8	14	14	8	12	16	10	8	6	5	10	7	7	12	8	5
Sunrise	-	6:33	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:20	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:34	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.9 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.4 S	1.0 S	0.6 SSW	1.8 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.7 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 NE	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	15	9	10	13	13	10	15	8	10	9	9	10	9	9	15	14	5	8	7	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.6 NE	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 E
Period (s)	8	16	15	5	6	13	10	15	14	14	14	13	12	14	9	8	8	14	7	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	-	-	1.1 NNE	-	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	0.3 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	0.5 SW	-	0.3 NE	1.0 NE	-	-	-	0.3 S	0.9 SW
Period (s)	8	-	-	5	-	4	6	9	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	2	5	-	-	-	2	5

	Thu	Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.2 SSE	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.1 NE	2.5 NE	2.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	10	15	16	7	8	9
Energy(?)	616	576	1690	1409	1138	1324	1066	499	1301	1181	1061	1044	651	570	431	323	253	219	122	526	1078	1014
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass
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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:35AM 1.76				1:57PM 1.78				2:18AM 1.72				2:43PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)	7:29PM 0.23				7:48AM 0.17				8:19PM 0.20				8:38AM 0.16					9:04PM 0.19			8:28AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
Temp. °C	5	4	3	5	6	7	9	7	7	5	4	6	7	10	13	12	11	11	9	8	9	11
Chill °C (?)	0	0	0	1	4	4	6	3	3	3	2	5	6	10	12	10	9	9	6	5	6	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.2 SSE	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 ENE	2.5 NE	2.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	10	15	16	7	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.2 S	0.4 SW	1.0 S	0.3 SW	0.9 SSE	0.3 SW	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.8 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	11	16	16	12	15	13	15	5	6	6	6	6	18	16	16	10	10	10	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	1.1 NNE	-	-	-	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	2.1 NE	0.3 SW	-
Period (s)	8	8	9	9	-	-	-	3	4	5	-	-	-	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	9	-

	Thursday 18					Friday 19
	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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	0.8 SE	2.5 S	-
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	-
Energy(?)	698	703	622	678	1119	1087	576	358	1690	1711	1680	1041	637	652	741	755	1319	1324	950	113	1685	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																				1:30PM 2.35
Low Tide / height (m)														7:48AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	3	3	5	3	4	6	7	7	7	9	9	7	8
Chill °C (?)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	-1	-1	1	0	1	4	5	5	4	7	6	3	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.2 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	0.8 SE	2.5 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	15	15	11	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 SSW	0.1 E	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	-	0.9 SW	0.9 S
Period (s)	8	15	15	15	8	8	15	7	11	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	-	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-