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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	Sun		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	7	1	3	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.5 E	1.4 ENE	2.2 E	2.5 ESE	1.6 E	2.5 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 SE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 E	1.5 SSW	0.8 E	2.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S
Period(s) (?)	12	8	10	12	13	11	11	10	10	9	16	7	8	11	11	13	13	11	14	15	14	14
Energy(?)	278	191	441	703	1826	1762	1099	1366	964	770	603	128	72	97	64	204	936	141	1634	928	442	122
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:11AM 1.73		3:08PM 1.69	3:32AM 1.81		4:00PM 1.68		4:25AM 1.79	4:39PM 1.71		4:26AM 1.92	4:44PM 1.88		5:29AM 1.82	6:02PM 1.73		6:28AM 1.74	6:22PM 1.85		6:59AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)		8:47PM 0.28	9:01AM 0.32		9:13PM 0.21	9:40AM 0.26		10:08PM 0.16	10:36AM 0.23		10:54PM 0.20	11:17AM 0.26		11:18PM 0.13	11:43AM 0.20		12:21AM 0.17	12:47PM 0.23		1:21AM 0.23		1:20PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	12	11	12	15	12	13	15	14	15	16	13	17	19	11	14	13	12	20	20
Low °C	12	11	11	12	11	12	14	11	13	14	14	14	15	11	15	16	10	12	12	11	15	15
Chill °C (?)	11	10	10	10	10	10	14	11	12	15	13	15	15	12	16	18	8	12	12	10	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-
Sunset	8:52	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.5 E	1.4 ENE	2.2 E	2.5 ESE	1.6 E	2.5 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 SE	1.3 SE	1.0 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 ESE	0.7 E	1.5 SSW	1.3 S	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	8	10	12	13	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	8	7	11	13	13	13	14	10	14	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.1 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 SE	0.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.5 SW	0.5 NE	0.4 ESE	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	9	9	13	8	12	13	12	11	18	16	16	15	7	6	8	10	11	11	11	15	8	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	1.2 SE	0.3 SSW	1.8 SSE	-	1.2 S	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	3	4	4	4	6	12	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	2	4	14	4	4	-	4	5	4

	Sunday 15			Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 E	1.1 E	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.5 E	1.8 E	1.7 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.1 SE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	13	13	13	9	10	10	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(?)	116	171	315	256	231	287	441	650	819	2140	1671	2113	1554	2201	1901	1879	1768	1755	1466	1104	1316	1067
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					2:56AM 1.76				3:23PM 1.65				3:06AM 1.85				4:00PM 1.69					4:09AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)			8:33PM 0.28				9:16AM 0.32				9:24PM 0.24				9:41AM 0.26					10:14PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	12	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56
Sunset	-	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.7 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.5 E	1.8 E	1.7 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.1 SE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	9	10	13	9	10	10	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.1 SE	1.2 ESE	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	8	8	13	12	7	7	17	15	14	13	13	15	14	22	11	21	13	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 SE	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	1.5 S	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	8	8	4	4	5	5	7	12	12	11	11	11	11	14	-	8	-	-

	Sunday 15										Monday 16
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	12	12
Energy(?)	110	123	278	278	289	289	152	214	191	191	121	121	121	157	145	168	222	222	218	391	426	423
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)														2:57AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)								8:47PM 0.28													9:01AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	14	12	11	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	0.8 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	8	9	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	9	9	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	13	13	13	10	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7