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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	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	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 - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	5	5	4	4	3	2	0	1	2	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.2 S	0.9 S	0.3 SSE	1.1 ENE	0.5 S	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	16	14	13	12	11	11	6	10	5	9	12	9	12	13	13	13	10	13	16	13
Energy(?)	2679	3561	1969	1759	1326	437	285	33	148	78	120	272	394	81	208	122	173	670	304	437	128	309
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	glass	on	on	off	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			1:08AM 1.71		2:54PM 1.69	3:18AM 1.79		3:36PM 1.75		4:01AM 1.82	2:49PM 1.88			5:03PM 1.83		4:17AM 1.87	5:50PM 1.85		6:15AM 1.81	6:39PM 1.85		6:19AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)			7:20PM 0.29	8:52AM 0.37		9:07PM 0.29	9:36AM 0.30		9:53PM 0.23	10:18AM 0.24		10:37PM 0.18	10:03AM 0.20		10:05PM 0.07	10:27AM 0.12		12:07AM 0.14	12:28PM 0.16		12:54AM 0.16	12:53PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	13	16	14	14	15	16	16	15	13	11	13	15	13	13	12	12	15	13	13	15
Low °C	15	14	12	14	13	12	13	15	13	15	11	10	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	12	13
Chill °C (?)	14	15	11	16	14	14	13	15	16	15	10	9	11	15	12	13	12	11	14	12	12	15
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39
Sunset	-	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.2 S	0.9 S	0.4 ESE	0.5 S	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	15	16	14	13	12	11	4	10	7	7	9	12	9	12	13	13	13	10	10	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 S	1.2 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	8	8	14	11	13	10	13	7	8	5	7	6	6	11	13	13	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	0.4 W	1.5 SSW	-	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	5	-	4	5	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 15					Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.0 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	14	15	17	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	11	11	10	10	10	5
Energy(?)	1446	3112	3662	2321	3613	3285	1533	1299	1119	1511	1381	1152	1029	917	563	577	285	249	196	187	151	85
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:49PM 1.63					2:35AM 1.74				1:29PM 1.72				2:19AM 1.76				3:36PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	7:05AM 0.43				8:21PM 0.36				8:52AM 0.37				8:08PM 0.25				9:36AM 0.30				9:53PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	16	15	13	13	12	12	13	16	13	14	14	14	12	12	13	15	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	15	15	11	12	11	11	12	16	12	14	14	14	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 E
Period (s)	15	14	15	17	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	11	11	10	10	10	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	14	13	13	13	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	4	5	5

	Sunday 15																Monday 16
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	0.6 SSE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	1229	2460	2679	1563	2891	3011	1932	2079	2179	3545	3984	3982	4082	3624	2597	2353	1993	1969	1753	1732	1533	199
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								2:11PM 1.63												2:35AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)	7:05AM 0.43												7:20PM 0.29	8:21PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	14	13	14	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-