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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	Mon		Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Mon
	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	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	1	0	3	7	5	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	16	18	15	14	13	12	10	17	15	14	16	15	18	17	16	14	13	12	12	15	14	13
Energy	2749	6440	5299	6040	3064	1014	641	793	1094	743	578	335	770	1013	766	660	576	249	389	353	74	549
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:13PM 1.53	9:36AM 1.47		9:38PM 1.58	10:26AM 1.54		11:50PM 1.70		12:17PM 1.76	12:40AM 1.74	11:57AM 1.80		1:31AM 1.78		2:00PM 1.91	2:24AM 1.80		2:54PM 1.95			3:49PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)	3:04PM 0.40		3:35AM 0.40	3:30PM 0.37		4:19AM 0.34	4:22PM 0.32		5:49AM 0.27		6:21PM 0.26	5:39AM 0.21		7:21PM 0.20	7:42AM 0.14		8:20PM 0.15	8:39AM 0.08		9:16PM 0.10	8:23AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-
High °C	10	10	12	11	12	13	13	10	12	13	14	11	12	10	10	11	11	16	18	10	9	9
Low °C	8	8	9	11	10	12	12	9	10	12	10	10	11	8	8	11	11	12	12	9	8	9
Chill °C (?)	6	6	9	8	10	13	12	8	11	12	13	10	11	9	10	10	9	16	18	9	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:18	-
Sunset	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:57
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	-	3.0 S	4.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	9	-	15	14	13	12	10	9	15	14	16	15	18	17	16	14	13	12	12	15	14	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	-	1.2 SSE	0.7 S	1.2 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	-	20	19	14	15	14	13	12	11	10	6	9	12	11	10	19	17	16	5	7	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 S	3.0 S	0.6 W	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	-	0.5 NE	-	0.7 SSW	-
Period (s)	16	18	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	5	4	4	-	5	-	5	-

	Monday 08			Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	1	1	6	0	0	3	3	9	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 S	2.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	16	18	20	18	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	14	17	16	16
Energy	2749	2823	9076	6440	10149	5380	5299	8879	6040	6113	5253	3064	1134	1305	1014	614	641	511	531	793	1399	1218
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	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	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:13PM 1.53				9:09AM 1.51				9:38PM 1.58				11:26AM 1.68				11:50PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)		3:04PM 0.40				3:35AM 0.40				3:30PM 0.37				3:59AM 0.37				4:22PM 0.32				5:49AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	8	8	9	9	10	9	10	11	11	12	11	10	10	12	12	13	12	10	10	11	10
Chill °C (?)	6	3	3	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	10	9	9	8	11	11	12	11	9	9	10	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	2.0 S	1.2 S	-	0.7 S	0.5 S	3.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	9	18	23	-	22	22	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	0.7 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	-	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	-	-	-	-	20	19	19	14	14	14	-	15	15	14	14	14	10	13	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 S	1.8 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	16	7	20	18	16	15	4	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 08											Tuesday 09
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago
Rating	1	1	6	0	0	3	3	9	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.3 S	3.5 SSW	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	4.0 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	20	20	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Energy	3799	1825	2749	6070	2823	2823	2823	11073	9076	9076	7895	6440	6244	5963	10149	10251	5685	5380	5380	5299	5299	4965
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										9:13PM 1.53												9:36AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)				3:31PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	10	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10
Chill °C (?)	6	7	6	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	5	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:59	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 E	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	0.3 E	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	-	-	-	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	14	18	18	18	13	23	23	23	-	-	-	22	22	22	22	22	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE
Period (s)	14	5	14	-	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.3 S	3.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	7	7	7	18	20	20	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	4	4	4