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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	Fri		Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Fri
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	5	4	3	3	1	2	3	4	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 ENE	3.0 E	2.4 E	2.1 ENE	1.5 E	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.6 S	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.3 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	10	9	8	12	16	16	16	13	14	13	13	12	11	12	12	11	11	13	13
Energy(?)	4335	2739	1462	847	484	179	252	715	1677	407	879	3712	7715	2513	1522	1057	603	508	543	415	790	645
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:06AM 2.47	12:10PM 1.71		12:18AM 1.88		1:06PM 1.76	1:34AM 1.86		1:32PM 1.90	3:19AM 1.85		2:39PM 1.83	3:03AM 1.86		3:21PM 1.84		4:50AM 1.80	4:02PM 1.82		4:22AM 1.78	4:59PM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)	5:44PM 0.66		5:59AM 0.29	6:38PM 0.12		7:14AM 0.21		7:12PM 0.15	7:42AM 0.19		9:13PM 0.20	8:45AM 0.15		8:46PM 0.11	9:09AM 0.15		10:46PM 0.20	11:07AM 0.21		10:11PM 0.18	10:29AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	3	2	-	-	-	1	11	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	15	14	13	14	17	15	13	16	11	15	13	11	13	16	15	19	20	18	19	21
Low °C	15	15	13	13	12	13	16	12	13	13	9	11	12	10	11	15	15	17	19	16	17	18
Chill °C (?)	12	17	14	13	12	13	17	15	11	16	9	15	11	8	12	15	15	19	20	18	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:54	-
Sunset	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	3.0 E	2.4 E	2.1 ENE	1.5 E	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	1.3 S	1.7 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.3 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	14	12	11	10	9	8	12	16	11	11	13	14	13	13	12	11	12	12	11	11	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.6 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.5 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	0.2 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E
Period (s)	-	14	13	13	13	9	8	7	7	6	11	10	10	16	15	14	13	11	12	4	4	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 ENE	-	0.4 SW	0.6 S	-	0.9 NE	1.1 ENE	-	1.6 SSW	-	1.6 S	2.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NNE	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	11	-	4	4	-	4	5	-	16	-	7	14	13	-	-	9	-	-	2	3	-	4

	Friday 27			Saturday 28								Sunday 29								Monday 30
	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	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 E	2.0 E	3.5 E	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.2 E	2.4 E	2.2 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 ENE	1.4 E	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.3 NE	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	12	12	12	8	17	16	12
Energy(?)	785	1076	3190	4284	3443	1160	1400	1196	885	597	533	521	417	175	179	152	212	262	579	755	1322	331
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:21PM 1.83				12:10PM 1.71									2:02PM 1.78				1:34AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		5:44PM 0.66				6:20AM 0.25				6:38PM 0.12	7:18PM 0.26			6:54AM 0.23					7:13PM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	4	1
Temp. °C	16	16	17	15	15	16	15	13	16	13	12	12	12	13	13	15	17	15	15	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	16	16	17	15	14	16	14	12	16	13	11	10	11	12	12	14	17	14	15	14	14	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	2.0 E	3.5 E	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.2 E	2.4 E	2.2 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 ENE	1.4 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.0 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 ESE
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	12	12	7	17	16	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 E	0.8 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	1.0 S
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	13	14	13	5	15	5	5	13	13	9	9	8	8	8	12	8	7	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 NE	-	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	-	-	-	3	4	4	5	5	6	8	-	-	3

	Friday 27										Saturday 28
	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	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	0.5 SSW	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.0 E	4.0 ENE	0.5 SSW	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.5 ENE	3.0 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	2.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	14	11	11	12	11	14	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	3828	3844	118	4497	4576	2393	7313	120	3190	2894	2960	2988	2570	2513	2314	2108	1898	1705	1582	1553	1462	1456
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)												12:05AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)					5:38PM 0.16													6:55AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	19	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	18	13	13	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	1.8 E	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	3.0 E	3.5 E	3.5 ENE	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.5 ENE	3.0 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	2.5 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	14	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	16	15	-	-	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	-	4.0 ENE	4.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4