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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	Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			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	All Day Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs 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	Dunedin - Bobs 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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	1	0	3	6	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 S	2.2 S	4.5 SSW	3.0 SSE	3.5 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s)	16	16	17	15	14	13	12	10	14	15	14	16	15	18	17	15	14	10	12	16	15	7
Energy	394	2588	11700	4681	5379	1487	1031	646	770	1038	743	262	241	750	1138	513	673	208	342	398	209	264
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			10:12PM 1.62	9:36AM 1.47		10:03PM 1.56	10:26AM 1.54		11:50PM 1.70		12:17PM 1.76	12:40AM 1.74			1:31AM 1.78		2:00PM 1.91	2:24AM 1.80		2:54PM 1.95	2:13AM 1.89	3:18AM 1.82
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	6:45AM 0.21		7:21PM 0.20	7:42AM 0.14		8:20PM 0.15	8:39AM 0.08		8:05PM 0.12	9:34AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
High °C	14	9	9	12	12	11	13	13	12	13	14	11	10	11	9	9	9	8	12	14	12	11
Low °C	13	9	8	10	11	11	12	12	11	12	14	8	9	10	8	8	9	8	10	13	9	10
Chill °C (?)	12	5	4	10	10	10	13	12	11	12	13	10	9	11	9	9	9	7	10	13	11	10
Sunrise	8:08	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:18
Sunset	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.2 ENE	-	3.0 SSE	3.5 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	16	9	-	15	14	13	12	10	13	15	14	16	15	18	17	15	14	10	12	16	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.1 SE	-	1.1 SSE	0.7 SSE	-	0.4 SW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	14	-	20	18	-	15	11	9	12	11	10	10	9	12	12	11	5	16	10	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	2.2 S	4.5 SSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	0.5 W	-	-	0.5 NE	1.2 NNE	1.0 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	-	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	3	16	17	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	3	5	5	5	6	-	7

	Monday 08							Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
	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	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Crossroads 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	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	2	3	1	1	5	0	4	3	3	9	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	2.4 SSW	2.2 S	1.9 SSE	3.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 SSE	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.0 SSE
Period(s)	17	16	16	16	16	18	20	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10
Energy	946	849	394	3476	2588	2614	7062	11700	6602	5513	4681	8444	5379	5914	5041	1487	1134	1139	1031	597	646	567
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	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	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:45AM 1.43					10:12PM 1.62				9:09AM 1.51				10:03PM 1.56				11:26AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	2:47AM 0.43					3:04PM 0.40				3:35AM 0.40				3:30PM 0.37				4:53AM 0.32				4:22PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	13	14	9	9	8	8	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	9	12	12	13	12
Chill °C (?)	12	11	12	12	5	4	3	3	6	6	6	7	8	10	10	10	10	7	11	11	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	1.3 S	0.2 ENE	1.9 SSE	3.0 S	-	-	0.5 S	3.0 SSE	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	9	18	20	-	-	22	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	1.1 SSE	1.2 S	0.7 SSE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.0 S
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	14	14	-	-	-	-	20	19	18	14	14	-	-	15	15	14	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.3 NW	0.3 WNW	2.4 SSW	2.2 S	1.8 SSW	0.9 WSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	2	3	16	16	6	5	17	17	16	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 08
	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	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	All Day Bay Otago
Rating	3	3	2	3	1	1	5	0	4	3	3	9	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	4.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	20	20
Energy	991	968	946	901	882	849	966	949	394	484	3270	3476	3592	2589	2588	2588	2614	2614	2614	10342	7062	7062
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									8:45AM 1.43													9:13PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)			2:47AM 0.43													3:04PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	11	14	8	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	7	12	3	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.2 ENE	1.3 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	0.3 E	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	9	16	9	9	9	9	18	18	18	13	20	20
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	9	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	4.0 S	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	16	16	16	16	16	16	6	6	6	18	5	5