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 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	1.6 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	2.1 E	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.0 E	0.5 SSW	1.4 E	1.1 E	0.4 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 E	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	5	6	14	14	8	9	10	10	14	10	9	13	9	9	9	6	8	8	9	9
Energy(?)	242	169	21	235	115	115	623	980	1571	908	105	454	321	126	171	182	87	241	749	450	412	484
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	on	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:53AM 1.53		7:16PM 1.61	7:40AM 1.51		8:07PM 1.57	7:33AM 2.13		8:40PM 1.97	8:51AM 2.05		9:51PM 1.56	10:16AM 1.48		10:41PM 1.58	11:04AM 1.52		10:50PM 1.51	11:09AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)	11:52PM 0.41		12:23PM 0.63	1:14AM 0.43		1:29PM 0.44	1:58AM 0.47		2:13PM 0.81	2:16AM 0.99		3:09PM 0.87		3:38AM 0.52	3:55PM 0.49		4:32AM 0.51	4:50PM 0.47		4:58AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	13	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	18	15	13	13	15	13	18	21	14	18	18	13
Low °C	11	11	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	12	13	14	11	12	13	11	15	16	13	14	15	12
Chill °C (?)	8	9	13	12	12	12	13	16	14	13	18	15	12	12	14	13	18	21	13	18	18	11
Sunrise	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 S	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.0 E	1.6 E	1.4 E	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.6 E	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	5	12	14	14	13	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	6	8	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 E	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	9	11	11	9	9	9	9	13	13	14	14	16	5	6	13	10	9	12	14	14	14	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	-	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	-	0.9 NE	1.3 NE	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	-	0.5 S	-
Period (s)	5	5	-	6	6	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	5	6	6	8	-	3	-

	Sun	Monday 06								Tuesday 07								Wednesday 08
	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	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.9 NE	1.2 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.9 E	2.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	14	13	5	13	12	12	12	5	5	5	5	6	14	14	14	14	14	13	9	9	9	10
Energy(?)	111	116	57	174	224	190	112	64	86	104	80	136	115	118	115	97	67	65	1003	1067	633	1129
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					6:51AM 1.56				6:33PM 1.98				7:40AM 1.51				8:07PM 1.57				7:37AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)		11:52PM 0.41					12:46PM 0.39				12:32AM 0.82				1:29PM 0.44				1:34AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	16
Chill °C (?)	9	10	11	8	8	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	2.5 ENE	1.9 E	2.5 ENE
Period (s)	14	13	4	13	12	12	12	5	5	5	5	6	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	13	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.9 NE	1.2 E	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	-	-	-

	Sunday 05					Monday 06
	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	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.8 E	0.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	5	5	5	5	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	5	11
Energy(?)	120	113	49	248	242	242	244	54	57	57	58	48	169	172	224	221	227	190	22	22	73	22
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												5:29AM 2.20	6:51AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)							12:32AM 0.37												12:04PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	9	9	11	8	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	10	10	10	11	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.5 S
Period (s)	14	14	4	13	13	13	13	4	4	4	5	5	13	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 E	0.3 S
Period (s)	9	9	14	9	9	9	10	14	13	13	13	13	9	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.8 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5