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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	Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thu
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	1	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	2	0	2	1	0	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.0 SW	0.8 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	13	11	9	10	12	12	11	10	8	8	5	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	12
Energy(?)	173	131	1056	521	638	353	332	686	1022	173	169	75	58	130	1810	1649	2116	1106	768	775	648	319
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	glass	cross	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:52PM 1.68		1:06AM 1.86		1:50PM 1.75	2:03AM 1.95		2:23PM 1.85	3:54AM 1.95		4:16PM 1.84		4:47AM 1.95	5:09PM 1.84		4:32AM 2.02	6:02PM 1.83		6:31AM 1.88	6:54PM 1.79		7:22AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)				7:20AM 0.24		7:38PM 0.11	8:15AM 0.18		9:41PM 0.11	10:16AM 0.15		10:35PM 0.08	11:07AM 0.13		10:15PM -0.02	10:45AM 0.09		12:14AM 0.10	12:41PM 0.16		1:01AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	16	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	17	21	17	19	18	12	18	19	15	15	14	14	19
Low °C	16	14	10	12	13	11	12	13	12	15	19	15	15	10	10	13	18	13	14	14	14	16
Chill °C (?)	19	15	12	13	11	12	12	13	12	16	21	17	19	16	9	17	19	15	15	13	14	19
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	9:15	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	1.2 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 ENE	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.0 SW	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	10	13	11	9	10	12	12	11	10	8	8	8	9	12	12	11	12	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.3 NE	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.5 E	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.1 E	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 NE	0.6 SSE	0.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 S	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	7	10	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	-	9	10	15	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 SW	2.1 SW	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	1.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NE
Period (s)	-	5	11	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4	7	8	5	12	4	-	-	-	-	4	6

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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	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.6 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	7	6	12	12	12	12	11	11	9	10	9	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	12
Energy(?)	68	61	131	294	279	2187	2465	676	1062	787	312	365	378	353	204	215	332	313	686	998	1148	1022
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	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)		12:52PM 1.68					1:07AM 1.86				2:28PM 1.78				2:03AM 1.95				3:23PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)				6:41PM 0.19	7:02PM 0.17				8:23AM 0.25				8:43PM 0.16				9:22AM 0.20				9:41PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	23	14	16	15	11	10	11	12	13	14	13	13	12	9	8	12	14	13	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	19	23	13	15	14	9	8	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	8	7	12	13	12	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	7	11	12	12	6	12	12	12	12	11	11	9	10	9	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.6 SW	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 NE
Period (s)	11	7	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	7	6	12	12	2	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-

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	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	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ESE	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	8	12	11	11	11	12	12	12
Energy(?)	69	68	173	173	61	364	255	131	259	279	146	336	414	517	371	532	1056	1313	1056	1138	3115	3075
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)						12:29PM 1.69														2:04AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)													7:40PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	19	21	22	16	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	16	17	19	21	22	15	12	14	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	10	10	8	8	8	9	8
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.3 ENE	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	10	8	10	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 SSE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 NE	0.7 SSW	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	5	11	11	11	7	5	5	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	12	7	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	-	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	2	-	-	-	-	12	12	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	11	11	11	-	12	12