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 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			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	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Pipeline (Dunedin) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Warrington Otago	Warrington Otago	Warrington Otago	Warrington Otago	Karitane Point Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 E	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.4 E	1.2 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.6 ESE	1.4 ENE	3.0 E	2.5 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period(s) (?)	4	7	8	8	9	16	15	14	9	9	10	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8
Energy(?)	58	302	396	270	313	154	169	241	179	215	533	818	2964	1835	1115	1173	705	771	630	476	305	298
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:41AM 1.64		1:39PM 1.97	2:00AM 1.63		1:54PM 1.57	2:19AM 1.71		2:46PM 1.60	3:52AM 1.76		4:09PM 1.69			4:50PM 1.72			4:22PM 1.77		4:26AM 1.92	4:44PM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		7:19PM 0.46	7:56AM 0.47		7:29PM 0.41	7:41AM 0.45		7:53PM 0.36	8:36AM 0.38		9:43PM 0.31	9:22AM 0.32		10:25PM 0.26	9:41AM 0.26		11:06PM 0.22	10:32AM 0.25		10:34PM 0.12	11:17AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	6	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	2	2	8	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	17	18	11	12	14	14	12	14	14	12	11	11	11	12	12	14	16	13	13	19	18
Low °C	20	15	14	11	11	13	12	9	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	13	13	15	15
Chill °C (?)	20	17	18	8	11	12	14	12	12	12	10	9	8	8	10	10	13	16	11	13	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-
Sunset	8:50	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	1.4 E	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.6 ESE	1.4 ENE	3.0 E	2.5 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period (s)	10	13	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.1 SE	0.5 S	1.3 ESE	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.1 S	0.3 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	9	13	12	6	11	15	14	13	13	13	9	18	12	13	13	14	12	10	16	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 E	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.6 SSE	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	0.7 SSW	1.5 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.4 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	-
Period (s)	4	7	8	4	-	3	-	-	4	5	5	13	12	-	8	8	-	-	-	4	-	-

	Thursday 12			Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15
	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 - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 E	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	12	12	8	15	15	8	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	80	57	44	84	526	860	428	325	416	361	278	223	224	287	294	124	156	101	309	281	558	530
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)	1:15PM 1.55				1:17AM 1.57				1:27PM 1.50				2:26AM 1.68				2:44PM 1.61				1:47AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)			7:19PM 0.46			6:56AM 0.51					8:11PM 0.42				7:41AM 0.45				7:52PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	15	17	17	17	19	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	10	12	11
Chill °C (?)	17	16	13	17	17	17	19	11	10	10	12	11	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 E	1.3 E	1.6 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.1 E	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	7	7	8	12	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.5 SSW	0.8 SE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	11	9	12	8	12	13	13	7	6	12	12	11	11	15	15	14	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	-	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.4 SW	0.6 SSE	1.1 SE	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	6	6	7	-	7	8	8	2	4	5	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	-	-	-	-	3

	Thursday 12										Friday 13
	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 - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	1.4 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.5 SW	1.9 ENE	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	2.0 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.7 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	12	7	12	12	8	12	12	8	12	12	8	8
Energy(?)	109	80	80	64	178	352	353	371	329	338	92	511	85	49	760	21	21	331	25	16	607	607
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	1:15PM 1.55												1:41AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)						6:23PM 0.49												6:58AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	18	20	18	19	19	17	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	17	18	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	18	17	20	17	18	19	16	14	14	13	15	13	13	16	14	15	15	17	18	15	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 SW	1.3 ENE	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	1.9 ENE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	10	13	13	10	9	12	12	12	9	9	12	7	12	12	8	8	8	9	12	8	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	13	9	9	11	11	9	9	9	11	11	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	13	8	12	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 NE	0.8 E	1.4 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.2 NE	1.9 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period (s)	6	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8