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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	Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Mon
	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 - Smaills Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Possums Reef Otago
Rating	1	1	1	0	0	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.2 SSE	1.1 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	2.5 ENE	0.5 SSW	2.5 ENE	2.0 E	0.7 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.3 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 ENE	0.2 SSW	2.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	5	14	14	8	13	10	10	13	16	9	13	9	9	9	9	14	9	10	10	11
Energy(?)	161	33	103	115	115	1006	102	1322	935	154	82	302	64	172	167	91	108	21	923	783	535	551
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			7:16PM 1.61	7:40AM 1.51		7:32PM 1.95	7:33AM 2.13		8:40PM 1.97	9:25AM 1.47		9:51PM 1.56	10:16AM 1.48		10:41PM 1.58	10:23AM 1.39		11:29PM 1.63	10:48AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)		12:46PM 0.39	1:14AM 0.43		1:16PM 0.72	1:19AM 0.90		2:13PM 0.81	2:16AM 0.99		3:03PM 0.49		3:38AM 0.52	3:55PM 0.49		4:12AM 0.51	4:24PM 0.46		4:40AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7
High °C	12	13	13	14	14	14	18	18	15	15	15	14	13	13	11	17	16	15	17	17	11	12
Low °C	11	12	12	14	14	14	14	18	13	14	15	11	11	12	10	12	14	14	15	14	10	12
Chill °C (?)	9	13	13	12	12	11	18	18	15	15	14	14	13	12	9	16	14	15	17	17	11	10
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	2.3 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.0 E	2.0 ENE	1.5 E	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	12	5	5	14	14	13	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	6	9	7	9	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 E	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 E	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	12	10	9	9	9	13	13	14	13	16	14	13	13	9	9	8	14	13	13	15	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	-	1.1 E	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	0.4 NE	1.0 NE	1.4 NE	1.2 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	1.1 S	0.5 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	5	-	5	6	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	5	6	6	7	-	4	4	4

	Monday 06					Tuesday 07								Wednesday 08								Thu
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.2 E	2.3 E	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	6	6	5	5	6	6	14	14	14	14	13	13	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	161	203	112	212	90	103	110	136	152	117	115	111	93	96	64	1288	1085	1004	1171	1094	1008	1107
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	6:51AM 1.56				6:33PM 1.98				6:23AM 2.19				8:07PM 1.57				7:34AM 1.40				7:39PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)			12:46PM 0.39				12:32AM 0.82				1:29PM 0.44				1:58AM 0.47				1:25PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	15	14	15
Chill °C (?)	8	9	10	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	16	18	15	14	15
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	2.5 ENE	2.2 E	2.3 E	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	6	5	5	6	6	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	9	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	12	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	13	13	13	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Monday 06																	Tuesday 07
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 S	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	5	5	5	12	12	12	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	12	12	6	6	6
Energy(?)	169	164	161	239	43	14	14	33	33	206	219	212	187	213	192	20	20	71	112	372	380	130
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)	6:51AM 1.56													7:16PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)							12:23PM 0.63												12:13AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	8	8	8	8	11	12	12	12	12	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	5	5	5	5	5	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6