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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	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	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	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans 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	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	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	2	6	5	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	6	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.7 S	1.4 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	13	11	10	14	15	14	16	15	14	17	16	15	13	13	16	14	16	15	14	12
Energy	4867	5693	3011	783	583	780	1057	743	577	327	394	528	1023	760	635	501	606	387	5069	1735	474	628
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:36AM 1.47		9:38PM 1.58	11:26AM 1.68		11:50PM 1.70		12:17PM 1.76	12:40AM 1.74	11:57AM 1.80		1:31AM 1.78		2:00PM 1.91	2:24AM 1.80		2:54PM 1.95		3:18AM 1.82	2:45PM 2.07		4:14AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)		3:30PM 0.37		4:53AM 0.32	4:22PM 0.32		5:49AM 0.27		6:21PM 0.26	5:39AM 0.21		7:21PM 0.20	7:42AM 0.14		8:20PM 0.15	8:39AM 0.08		9:16PM 0.10	9:34AM 0.04		9:01PM 0.09	10:29AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	11	13	10	12	9	10	11	12	15	18	11	12	10	8	9
Low °C	10	10	9	8	11	11	10	11	10	10	11	8	9	11	10	11	15	10	12	9	7	8
Chill °C (?)	8	9	9	10	11	9	8	9	12	8	11	8	10	10	11	14	17	11	11	7	4	6
Sunrise	8:10	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:17
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	3.5 S	3.0 S	1.7 S	1.4 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	11	10	9	12	14	16	15	14	17	16	15	13	13	16	14	16	15	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	0.7 S	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 NNE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	-	0.9 SSW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	20	19	14	14	14	13	15	11	10	10	18	9	4	4	19	16	5	5	7	-	14	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NNW	0.6 NNW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	4	3	4	5	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 09					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri
	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	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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 - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans 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
Rating	2	9	6	7	6	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.3 SW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	11	11	10	10	10	14	16	16	15	11	14	14	15	16
Energy	4867	8451	5693	6113	5253	3011	1134	3371	783	601	583	562	609	780	1349	1221	1057	529	743	736	579	577
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		9:09AM 1.51				9:38PM 1.58				11:26AM 1.68				11:50PM 1.70					12:17PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)				3:30PM 0.37				3:59AM 0.37				4:22PM 0.32				5:49AM 0.27					6:21PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	11	10	11	11	10	9	8	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	6	7	9	8	9	9	9	7	6	10	11	10	9	10	10	10	8	11	9	9	11	12
Sunrise	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	12	12	12	11	14	14	15	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.2 S	0.7 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	20	19	19	14	14	14	-	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	16	16	15	15	11	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	2.3 SW	-	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	3	-	14	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-

	Tuesday 09	Wednesday 10
	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	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	2	9	6	7	6	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 S	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.2 S
Period(s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy	5536	4867	4867	4552	4408	8451	7748	6310	5693	5616	5282	6113	5802	5757	5253	4733	3422	3011	1465	1321	1134	1920
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				9:36AM 1.47												9:38PM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)										3:30PM 0.37												4:00AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	6	8	7	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.2 S
Period (s)	22	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	1.2 SW
Period (s)	-	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 S	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	15	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-