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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	Sat	Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Potato Point Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	2	1	4	4	2	3	2	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	2.1 NE	1.5 ENE	1.8 NE	1.4 NE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	9	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	12	13	14	15
Energy(?)	331	65	241	1185	462	816	300	241	205	284	96	978	439	740	341	89	119	274	161	103	493	1117
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	on	off	on	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	on	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:41AM 1.59	5:47PM 1.55		7:28AM 1.57			7:18AM 1.58		7:16PM 1.47	7:45AM 1.57		7:52PM 1.56	8:10AM 1.67		10:23PM 1.49	10:49AM 1.60		11:14PM 1.56	11:39AM 1.65		12:04AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)	12:25AM 0.34	12:54PM 0.37		11:59PM 0.43		1:35PM 0.39	1:10AM 0.44		1:25PM 0.51	1:36AM 0.46		2:14PM 0.51	2:33AM 0.36		3:50PM 0.40		4:06AM 0.37	4:39PM 0.37		5:00AM 0.34	5:32PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	12	12	13	11	11	10	9	15	17	13	20	19	18	20	18	20	15	16	12	15	13	13
Low °C	11	12	12	8	10	10	7	12	15	12	17	15	14	19	17	14	12	15	11	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	10	11	12	8	9	9	7	13	16	12	20	19	18	20	17	20	14	15	11	14	10	13
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.6 NE	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	1.0 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 NE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	13	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	11	9	9	8	8	9	8	12	10	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.2 SSE	-	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	1.2 NE	0.5 SSW	1.1 NE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	13	13	9	14	9	9	9	9	12	11	13	-	10	10	15	3	13	11	11	13	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	-	-	2.0 SSW	-	-	-	0.3 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	-	2.1 NE	-	1.8 NE	0.6 SSW	-	1.1 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.6 NE	0.2 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	12	-	-	-	4	5	6	-	9	-	9	10	-	6	9	11	2	-	-

	Sat	Sunday 23								Monday 24								Tuesday 25
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.6 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	393	331	269	265	411	453	57	59	750	1619	1524	1524	1020	869	364	749	310	595	553	238	241	249
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				5:31AM 1.69				6:06PM 1.51				6:15AM 1.65					7:50PM 1.45				8:17AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)		12:25AM 0.34				12:54PM 0.37				12:00AM 0.43				12:43PM 0.36	1:35PM 0.39				1:47AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	9	9	12	12	13	11	10	9	8	7	10	9	10	10	9	10	9	8	12	15
Chill °C (?)	10	11	8	8	12	10	12	11	8	7	6	5	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	7	11	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.9 NE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	13	9	13	13	13	12	13	13	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 NE	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E
Period (s)	9	13	9	9	9	15	9	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.8 NE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SE	1.6 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	9	5	2	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4

	Saturday 22				Sunday 23
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	13	13	13	13	9	9	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	399	399	227	227	331	331	64	64	269	208	208	206	88	87	151	464	190	453	453	187	187	187
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)											5:32AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)						12:25AM 0.34												12:54PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	9	8	8	8	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	9	9	11	11	11	11	12	11	8	7	7	7	11	11	12	12	12	10	10	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	13	13	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	15	15	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-