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.

Otago Surf Forecast

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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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Otago Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating	4	4	4	3	0	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.4 S	1.9 SW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	13	5	8	9	9	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	530	573	752	249	108	500	318	525	440	711	579	839	908	734	451	299	299	58
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		4:59PM		5:19AM	5:42PM		4:47AM	5:12PM		5:33AM 3:49PM	5:00PM	6:01PM	6:22AM		7:19PM	8:45AM		8:17PM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:32AM		10:01PM		10:50AM	11:57PM	11:01AM		11:37PM	11:51AM	1:45PM	12:31AM		1:13PM	1:51AM		1:44PM 10:02PM	2:47AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	12	11	9	8	7	12	11	11	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	11
Low °C	16	11	7	6	7	6	10	11	10	12	12	11	12	13	12	11	12	10
Chill °C (?)	15	12	8	5	3	3	10	8	10	12	13	12	11	11	10	12	12	11
Sunrise	7:26	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-
Sunset	-	5:44	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:34	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.1 S	1.4 S	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	15	15	14	13	8	9	9	8	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.7 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 S	0.5 SSE	0.2 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	7	11	6	16	16	15	15	8	7	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	1.1 SW	1.6 NE	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW	0.6 W	1.9 SW	-	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	8	5	8	3	9	-	4	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	2	0	4	4	4	5	5	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.4 S	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	5	8	16	8	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	530	811	573	543	862	752	357	253	249	99	108	557	654	500	1238	1263	318	618
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:00PM 1.72				4:05AM 1.61				4:28PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)		10:50AM 0.33				11:16PM 0.34				10:17AM 0.37	12:14PM 0.27			11:15PM 0.42				11:25AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	12	11	11	10	7	5	6	10	8	7	6	6	6	8	10	13
Chill °C (?)	15	16	12	9	8	7	4	1	2	7	3	3	2	4	3	5	7	11
Sunrise	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 S	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	8	8	16	16	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.6 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	12	6	7	11	10	11	7	6	6	13	16	8	9	16	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 SW	0.7 ENE	1.3 NE	1.6 NE	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.6 W	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.6 W	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	7	6	3	7	8	3	5	8	9	8	9	9	3	9