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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	Sat	Sunday 30			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06
	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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Potato Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.1 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	10	10	6	13	6	6	11	10	11	10	10	10	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	13	13
Energy(?)	463	200	254	197	67	93	57	57	45	169	107	80	89	66	57	205	544	521	544	336	581	335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:04AM 1.64	12:29PM 1.71		12:55AM 1.73			12:48AM 1.74			1:28AM 1.89		2:07PM 1.81	2:38AM 1.95		2:45PM 1.90	3:00AM 2.11	4:22AM 1.99	4:46PM 1.84		4:32AM 2.04	5:43PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)		5:56AM 0.29	6:27PM 0.26		6:55AM 0.24	6:32PM 0.20		7:01AM 0.17		7:09PM 0.12	7:40AM 0.12		8:17PM 0.05	8:52AM 0.09		9:20PM 0.07	10:45AM 0.06		11:02PM 0.01	10:51AM 0.08		11:56PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	13	16	14	14	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	14	13	12	23	24	21	13	11	19
Low °C	12	16	14	12	11	11	9	9	10	10	11	11	9	12	13	10	19	22	10	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	16	13	12	9	9	10	8	9	10	10	9	10	13	12	11	23	24	21	13	7	18
Sunrise	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.1 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 NE
Period (s)	10	10	10	6	10	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	5	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	13	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.6 NE	0.4 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	10	13	12	6	5	10	5	5	5	10	9	9	8	7	12	5	8	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	-	0.3 NNE	-	0.7 NNE	0.8 SW	-	0.8 NE	1.3 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	2	-	4	11	-	4	6

	Sat	Sunday 30								Monday 01								Tuesday 02
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Potato Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Warrington Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.1 E	0.6 SSW	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 SW	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	10	10	5	6	6	13	10	9	9	12	9	6	6	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	225	463	450	379	332	151	256	149	477	202	106	210	261	130	63	84	59	57	127	210	57	61
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:04AM 1.64				11:26AM 1.62				11:37PM 1.66				12:20PM 1.68					1:45AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)				5:56AM 0.29				5:43PM 0.28				6:06AM 0.23				6:39PM 0.23	7:23PM 0.20				7:55AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	2	1	1
Temp. °C	12	12	12	13	14	17	15	15	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	10
Chill °C (?)	12	12	11	13	14	17	15	15	12	10	10	10	11	10	9	9	10	9	9	7	7	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.4 ENE	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	14	13	13	6	6	6	10	9	9	9	6	6	9	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	8	8	-	10	10	9	-	13	13	12	9	9	6	6	6	5	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	-	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	5	6	-	-	4	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	5

	Saturday 29				Sunday 30
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Potato Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Warrington Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	10	10	10	10	14	14	10	10	10	14	10	14	14	13	10	14	13
Energy(?)	177	443	482	476	469	143	157	174	274	245	257	97	171	404	246	97	121	121	313	256	117	115
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	on	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																10:55AM 1.82		12:29PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)										4:59AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	9	10	10	14	14	15	13	14	15	15	13	16	14	13
Chill °C (?)	12	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	8	10	10	14	14	15	13	13	15	14	12	16	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	14	14	13	13	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 NE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	5	14	14	14	6	5	14	10	14	8	8	10	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	-	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	1.2 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	6	10	10	-	10	-	-