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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	Sun		Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	0	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	0	2	1	2	3	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	1.8 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 S	0.8 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 E	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	9	8	10	9	10	11	14	15	14	6	13
Energy(?)	1354	1996	918	775	305	241	125	261	547	1093	574	358	331	17	208	92	143	115	225	587	34	690
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			6:33AM 1.61	6:31PM 1.51		6:59AM 1.61		7:39PM 1.42	9:07AM 1.55		8:03PM 1.45	9:58AM 1.57		10:23PM 1.49	10:49AM 1.60		11:14PM 1.56	11:39AM 1.65		11:05PM 1.52	11:11AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		12:18AM 0.42	12:56PM 0.47		12:47AM 0.45		1:24PM 0.51	1:58AM 0.45		3:02PM 0.41	2:26AM 0.45		3:50PM 0.40		4:06AM 0.37	4:39PM 0.37		5:00AM 0.34	5:32PM 0.32		4:59AM 0.31	5:49PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
High °C	12	11	10	10	10	15	14	13	18	22	18	23	25	13	17	13	12	18	18	14	14	14
Low °C	12	6	10	10	8	13	14	11	16	21	13	17	21	9	11	12	11	16	17	11	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	9	8	8	8	13	12	12	17	22	18	23	25	12	16	12	9	18	18	13	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:47	-
Sunset	9:00	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.7 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	10	8	8	10	11	11	10	15	14	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.7 S	0.3 SSW	0.7 ENE	-	0.9 ENE	0.2 E	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	10	10	11	-	9	5	13	10	12	6	-	6	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	-	-	0.3 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	1.4 ENE	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	-	1.6 NE	1.0 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 NE	-	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	3	4	4	6	9	10	-	9	10	6	9	-	6	6	5	6	-	13

	Sunday 23			Monday 24								Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.5 NE	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	11	9
Energy(?)	1590	56	52	1645	1494	1449	560	53	775	749	316	606	563	238	241	194	197	159	159	267	404	747
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						6:15AM 1.65									8:17AM 1.55				8:40PM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)				12:00AM 0.43				1:00PM 0.47	1:35PM 0.39				1:47AM 0.38				2:18PM 0.41				1:36AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	11	11	8	6	6	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	8	13	15	14	13	13	12	11	13
Chill °C (?)	13	11	9	6	4	4	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	12	13	12	10	11	11	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	12	13	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	10	12	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SW	0.3 SSE	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	12	2	8	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	9

	Sunday 23										Monday 24
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	0.6 ENE	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.5 S	1.2 SSW	0.5 S
Period(s) (?)	13	9	9	12	8	8	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	393	62	62	1587	613	613	897	52	814	814	494	1139	1139	1518	1463	1438	1417	1417	1417	132	473	125
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)																			7:28AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)											12:00AM 0.43		1:05AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	9	10	10	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	11	9
Chill °C (?)	15	12	12	12	13	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	7	7	9	8	12	12	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	12	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.5 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	12	12	15	9	9	9	9	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	5	12	8	8	12	8	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-