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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	Thu		Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thu
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui 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	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Warrington Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	2	0	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	3	2	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.8 NE	1.9 NE	0.6 E	2.2 SSW	1.4 S	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	10	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	11	6	8	9	7	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	13
Energy(?)	102	39	477	638	366	422	686	1005	164	284	274	644	80	577	443	3001	807	238	275	590	702	409
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:07AM 1.86		1:29PM 1.77	2:04AM 1.95		2:09PM 1.89	3:54AM 1.95		4:16PM 1.84		4:47AM 1.95	4:03PM 1.93		5:39AM 1.93	6:02PM 1.83		6:31AM 1.88	6:54PM 1.79		7:22AM 1.81	6:19PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)	6:40PM 0.19		7:19AM 0.24		7:39PM 0.11	9:22AM 0.20		9:41PM 0.11	10:16AM 0.15		10:35PM 0.08	11:07AM 0.13		10:15PM -0.02	11:55AM 0.13		12:14AM 0.10	12:41PM 0.16		1:01AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	16	19	16	21	21	12	20	18	15	15	18	14	19	23
Low °C	15	10	12	12	11	12	13	13	15	18	15	20	14	11	15	17	13	14	17	14	15	22
Chill °C (?)	15	12	12	11	12	12	13	12	15	18	16	21	21	8	20	18	14	14	18	14	19	23
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-
Sunset	9:15	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	1.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 E	1.4 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	10	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	10	9	8	5	9	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.3 NE	0.7 S	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.5 E	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.6 E	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	10	8	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	8	9	-	10	9	9	12	13	11	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	2.2 SW	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-	0.8 ENE	1.8 NE	1.9 NE	-	2.2 SSW	-	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	5	11	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	11	6	8	-	7	-	11	-	-	-	-	5	4

	Thursday 29			Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 01
	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	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.1 S	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	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	131	221	722	1633	2177	550	1197	787	338	470	245	366	208	245	422	318	686	968	1112	1005	756	694
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- 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)					1:07AM 1.86				2:28PM 1.78				2:03AM 1.95				3:23PM 1.81				3:54AM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)		6:41PM 0.19					7:42AM 0.20				8:43PM 0.16				9:22AM 0.20				9:41PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	16	13	11	10	9	12	12	14	12	12	12	9	8	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	15	11	9	8	7	11	11	13	10	12	11	8	7	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28
Sunset	-	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.1 S	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	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.3 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	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	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	6	11	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	3	-	-	-

	Thursday 29										Friday 30
	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	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	8	8	8	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	364	131	131	87	95	123	54	627	289	645	463	1120	2304	2423	3027	2141	3027	1197	1197	1144	1144	1017
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)													1:06AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)							7:01PM 0.20													8:23AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	16	17	15	13	13	12	10	8	10	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	5	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	8	8	11	11	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-