Otago Surf

Otago Surf Forecast

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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	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Shag Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Crossroads Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Pipeline (Dunedin) Otago
Rating	5	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	3.0 S	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.2 NE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE
Period(s)	14	14	13	16	16	17	13	13	12	12	9	12	12	12	8	8	9	10	10	10	11	11
Energy	3783	3255	10759	4609	3819	1570	2553	1759	1220	810	251	350	233	214	401	516	1204	505	570	451	541	698
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:41AM 1.86		12:29AM 1.66		1:13PM 1.65	1:34AM 1.62		2:37PM 1.73	2:56AM 1.64		3:20PM 1.71		3:38AM 1.61	4:02PM 1.69		3:14AM 1.63	3:59PM 1.68		4:15AM 1.55	4:21PM 1.71		4:54AM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)			6:12PM 0.31	6:33AM 0.29		7:20PM 0.34	8:32AM 0.29		9:00PM 0.32	9:14AM 0.30		9:41PM 0.33	9:54AM 0.31		9:31PM 0.40	9:18AM 0.35		10:16PM 0.41	10:23AM 0.36		11:02PM 0.43	11:05AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
High °C	7	9	8	12	14	12	12	12	10	9	11	9	11	13	15	15	16	17	12	14	12	10
Low °C	7	9	7	8	12	10	11	11	9	8	9	9	9	12	15	14	15	12	11	12	11	10
Chill °C (?)	5	8	4	9	13	11	11	12	10	7	9	6	8	11	14	15	15	16	10	14	11	8
Sunrise	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07
Sunset	-	5:04	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	14	14	13	16	16	17	13	13	12	12	9	12	12	12	6	8	9	10	10	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	9	9	8	9	14	13	12	11	10	4	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.2 NE	-	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	4	4	5	6	8	8	9	-	4	3	-	-

	Wednesday 27							Thursday 28								Friday 29
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	2.5 S	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	17	16	14	13	13	13	12
Energy	3224	4340	3783	3399	3255	9158	2344	10759	10696	12560	4609	4465	3819	3581	3322	1570	1175	1003	2553	2190	1759	1510
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	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)				11:41AM 1.86					12:04AM 1.84				1:13PM 1.65				1:34AM 1.62				2:37PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)			6:02AM 0.20				6:13PM 0.31				6:33AM 0.29				6:57PM 0.34				8:32AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	5	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	8	8	13	14	11	10	11	10	10	11	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	2	5	5	5	8	6	4	4	4	6	5	12	13	9	8	10	10	9	9	11	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	17	16	14	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.5 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	18	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	4.5 SW	-	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	13	14	14	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	3.5 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.6 SSE
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14
Energy	3224	3224	3224	3001	3240	4340	3007	4081	3783	3724	3673	3399	3350	3302	3255	3523	2288	9158	9594	2431	2344	1011
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)												11:41AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)																			6:12PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	6	5	5	5	7	5	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	9
Chill °C (?)	4	4	2	2	3	5	3	5	5	4	5	5	7	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	3.5 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.2 S	0.4 NE	1.2 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	17	11	17	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	0.7 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	14	14	4	-	-