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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	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Fri
	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	Karitane Point Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Pipeline (Dunedin) Otago	Warrington Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Warrington Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NE	1.3 E	1.2 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 ESE	1.1 E	2.1 ESE	2.5 E	2.3 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.5 SE	2.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	16	15	14	9	8	10	12	14	12	10	10	10	10	17	16	8	8	8	11
Energy(?)	885	270	263	219	213	285	142	180	1337	1946	2279	1359	1053	1238	997	655	730	664	152	173	61	79
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:13PM 1.51	1:39AM 1.64		2:08PM 1.55	1:47AM 1.74		2:52PM 1.60	3:14AM 1.72		3:09PM 1.69			3:45PM 1.73		4:09AM 1.83	4:02PM 1.86		4:48AM 1.84	5:19PM 1.73		5:44AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)			7:10PM 0.43	7:55AM 0.44		7:54PM 0.29	8:26AM 0.28		8:50PM 0.27	10:12AM 0.32		10:25PM 0.26	9:40AM 0.26		11:06PM 0.22	10:19AM 0.22		10:34PM 0.12	10:59AM 0.20		11:34PM 0.14	12:00PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	3	-	-	9	1	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	12	12	17	13	11	14	14	12	11	14	15	14	15	12	14	14	14	16	16	15	16
Low °C	14	11	11	14	11	9	12	13	11	11	13	13	14	15	12	13	13	14	15	15	13	14
Chill °C (?)	18	9	12	17	12	11	12	12	9	9	12	13	14	13	10	14	13	13	16	15	14	15
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	8:51	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ESE	1.1 E	2.1 ESE	2.5 E	2.3 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.5 SE	2.2 ESE	1.3 SE	1.1 ESE	1.3 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	8	10	12	14	12	10	10	10	8	9	8	8	8	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.1 SE	1.3 E	0.6 SSW	-	1.3 SE	1.4 E	0.1 S	0.4 SW	1.3 ESE	1.2 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	8	13	7	11	15	14	8	13	12	12	-	9	10	15	11	10	8	16	15	14	5	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NE	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	1.0 S	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 S	2.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	4	-	-	-	-	3	12	5	5	7	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 13							Saturday 14								Sunday 15
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Pipeline (Dunedin) Otago	Warrington Otago
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 E	1.3 ENE	0.8 SW	1.0 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	11	8	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	8	8	9
Energy(?)	544	860	997	389	365	297	297	201	240	250	276	99	213	259	354	285	501	286	296	152	245	317
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	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)	1:17AM 1.57				1:27PM 1.50				1:57AM 1.61				1:53PM 1.57				1:47AM 1.74				2:46PM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)		6:56AM 0.51					7:08PM 0.32				7:41AM 0.45				8:59PM 0.36				8:21AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	19	14	11	12	12	11	12	12	14	15	13	11	13	11	12	9	11	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	17	17	19	12	9	11	12	10	11	10	13	13	12	11	13	11	10	7	9	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 E	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	8	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.7 SE	0.3 SSW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	9	12	12	15	13	13	4	5	12	11	11	15	15	14	14	14	8	8	9	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.0 S	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	7	8	8	12	4	4	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	4	13

	Friday 13
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Pipeline (Dunedin) Otago	Warrington Otago
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 NE	0.3 SW	1.6 ENE	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.8 SW	1.7 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 E
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	12	12	7	13	6	8	7	7	8	8	8
Energy(?)	191	304	772	331	355	841	852	589	885	28	335	8	16	39	49	84	432	60	60	329	313	245
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- off	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:17AM 1.57												1:12PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)						6:58AM 0.38													7:09PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	18	19	17	15	13	11	11	11	12	11	13	13	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	17	15	15	18	19	17	14	10	10	11	8	11	9	12	13	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.2 S	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.3 SW	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 E
Period (s)	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.5 S
Period (s)	11	12	12	13	9	8	8	9	8	8	12	12	12	7	13	7	7	13	13	5	5	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	-	2.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 NE	2.2 ENE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 S	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	8	7	-	8	8	8	8	8	2	2	3	3	4	6	4	7	7	-	-	-