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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	Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Sat
	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 - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills 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 - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Moeraki Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Brighton Otago
Rating	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	0.6 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	1.6 NE	0.9 ENE	1.2 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s)	12	18	16	16	14	13	10	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	11	18	16	16	6	7	10	13
Energy	653	358	940	654	398	253	65	205	71	54	51	90	73	49	16	45	27	45	267	88	272	2859
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:13PM 1.95		3:37AM 1.83	4:06PM 1.96		4:31AM 1.82	3:38PM 2.03		5:29AM 1.79		6:02PM 1.93	6:30AM 1.76		7:05PM 1.89	7:34AM 1.73		8:08PM 1.85	7:40AM 1.71		9:09PM 1.82	8:23AM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)	9:01AM 0.11		9:35PM 0.11	9:53AM 0.07		10:28PM 0.09	10:46AM 0.06		11:22PM 0.10	11:39AM 0.07		12:16AM 0.13		12:34PM 0.10	1:11AM 0.17		1:31PM 0.14	2:08AM 0.21		1:57PM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	9	10	11	10	11	10	13	14	15	15	12	11	12
Low °C	8	8	6	6	8	6	6	7	7	7	10	10	10	11	9	11	13	14	13	12	11	10
Chill °C (?)	6	6	4	4	6	6	8	8	7	9	10	9	7	9	9	13	14	15	15	10	11	10
Sunrise	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:00
Sunset	-	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 ENE	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	10	16	16	14	13	10	16	8	15	14	13	13	13	4	9	9	16	6	7	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 S	0.3 NE	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.2 S	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	19	18	12	11	11	11	10	9	15	9	9	11	10	10	11	4	16	11	9	14	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NE	0.7 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	0.3 NE	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	-	1.2 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	-	2	4	4	4	3	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	4	4	6	-	10	13

	Saturday 16							Sunday 17								Monday 18
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	11	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	17	16	16
Energy	679	590	653	622	358	370	682	940	783	783	654	477	398	319	269	253	259	202	65	105	205	91
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:46AM 1.83									3:37AM 1.83				4:06PM 1.96				3:07AM 1.88				5:02PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)				9:01AM 0.11			8:20PM 0.09	9:35PM 0.11				9:53AM 0.07				10:28PM 0.09				10:46AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	8	7	7
Chill °C (?)	7	6	6	5	6	7	7	3	4	3	3	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	8	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	10	10	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	9	16	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	21	20	19	13	18	18	9	12	12	11	11	4	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	17	9	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 16
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans 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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17
Energy	625	679	679	674	595	590	633	654	653	556	644	622	390	402	358	356	354	370	376	659	682	655
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			2:46AM 1.83													3:13PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)										9:01AM 0.11											8:20PM 0.09	9:35PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7
Chill °C (?)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	4	7	3
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	17	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	9	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	13	13	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	9	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.7 NNE	0.5 NE	0.7 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4