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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	Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sun
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	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
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	0	2	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.5 S	0.1 E	0.8 E	3.0 NE	1.7 ENE	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 ESE	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	9	10	9	9	6	8	10	4	12	15	14	15	14
Energy(?)	290	241	2149	918	775	300	241	104	3	123	2793	480	384	153	182	388	31	172	167	638	924	607
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				6:33AM 1.61	6:31PM 1.51		6:59AM 1.61		7:15PM 1.47	8:08AM 1.53		9:31PM 1.45	8:33AM 1.56		10:23PM 1.49	10:49AM 1.60		11:14PM 1.56	11:39AM 1.65		11:08PM 2.12	11:33AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)	12:54PM 0.37		11:59PM 0.43	12:56PM 0.47		12:47AM 0.45		1:24PM 0.51	1:35AM 0.46		3:02PM 0.41	3:16AM 0.39		3:50PM 0.40		4:06AM 0.37	4:39PM 0.37		5:00AM 0.34	5:32PM 0.32		5:20AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	11	10	10	9	15	14	13	20	19	20	19	20	17	18	14	12	14	13	13	13
Low °C	14	12	6	10	10	8	12	14	12	17	16	15	17	20	13	15	13	12	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	15	12	9	8	8	6	13	12	12	20	19	20	18	20	16	17	12	9	14	11	10	12
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43
Sunset	-	9:00	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 E	2.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.4 NE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 S	0.8 SW	0.9 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	10	9	10	6	8	10	5	12	11	14	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 SSE	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SE	-	0.6 SSW	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	12	13	11	11	-	9	5	6	4	-	15	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.3 SW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	3.0 NE	-	1.6 NE	0.4 SW	-	1.4 SW	0.8 ESE	1.6 NE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	-	-	3	4	4	6	-	10	-	9	10	-	6	4	11	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 23					Monday 24								Tuesday 25								Wed
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating	2	2	4	1	2	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	2.5 SW	0.6 ENE	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.5 NE	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	9	7	12	12	12	12	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	6
Energy(?)	411	453	2399	59	324	1687	1533	560	560	53	775	749	310	563	238	238	241	201	201	161	101	206
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-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
High Tide / height (m)				6:06PM 1.51				6:13AM 1.65									8:17AM 1.55				7:09PM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)		12:54PM 0.37				12:00AM 0.43				1:00PM 0.47	1:35PM 0.39				1:47AM 0.38				2:18PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	13	11	11	8	6	7	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	8	12	15	14	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	11	10	13	11	9	6	4	5	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	11	13	12	10	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 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	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	4	9	9	12	12	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.5 SW	0.3 SSE	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	12	2	7	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6

	Sunday 23																Monday 24
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating	2	2	4	1	2	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.6 ENE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.7 SE	0.4 SSE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	9	13	13	13	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	12	5	13
Energy(?)	422	418	290	63	245	245	244	2405	2399	56	1966	2088	1974	1530	294	390	500	1656	1596	1596	47	129
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					11:49AM 0.46														1:05AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	14	12	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	7	7	9	9
Chill °C (?)	9	11	14	11	15	14	13	13	13	11	9	8	9	8	8	7	7	5	4	4	7	7
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 NE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	13	13	13	9	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	8	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 SSW	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.4 ENE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.7 SE	0.9 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	5	12	12	12	12	7	7	7	12	12	12	5	5