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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	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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 - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	2	1	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	1	3	0	5	4	0	4	3	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.0 ENE	1.9 SW	1.1 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.6 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.4 S	0.4 SSE	2.1 SSW	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	15	14	7	6	8	9	12	11	13	10	10	11	10	10	11	12	12	11	10	11	11	10
Energy(?)	495	270	77	145	234	354	14	353	1149	407	153	859	1865	763	1163	1010	1029	1457	441	56	1628	1398
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	on	cross	off	off	cross- on	off	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			6:58PM 1.57	7:17AM 1.78		7:47PM 1.50	7:08AM 1.50		7:32PM 1.44	8:04AM 1.45		8:30PM 1.39	9:05AM 1.43		9:05PM 1.39	10:11AM 1.46		9:40PM 1.46	10:39AM 1.51		11:01PM 1.45	11:30AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)	11:44AM 0.28	12:35PM 0.28	12:56AM 0.31		2:04PM 0.32	1:37AM 0.37		1:32PM 0.48	1:51AM 0.48		2:27PM 0.54	2:45AM 0.52		2:43PM 0.46		3:42AM 0.54	4:12PM 0.57		4:11AM 0.54	4:48PM 0.55		5:02AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-	8	1
High °C	9	13	12	11	11	10	8	11	7	8	10	5	5	5	4	6	9	7	9	13	5	9
Low °C	8	12	10	9	11	8	8	5	6	6	8	3	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	10	4	6
Chill °C (?)	7	11	10	11	9	8	5	9	3	7	8	2	0	0	0	3	5	2	6	11	0	7
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03
Sunset	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 S	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.4 ENE	2.2 SSW	1.9 S	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.4 S	0.4 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.9 S
Period (s)	15	14	14	6	8	9	9	11	11	10	12	11	10	10	11	12	10	9	10	11	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.1 E	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 ENE	0.9 SW	-	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 NE	0.2 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	5	10	8	13	13	12	11	9	-	10	10	10	10	-	10	10	-	23	21	4	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	2.0 NE	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	1.9 SW	-	-	0.7 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.4 NW	-	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.4 NNE	0.4 WNW	2.1 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	5	7	6	-	-	3	-	13	-	-	4	10	10	4	-	12	11	4	3	11	-

	Wednesday 27					Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 NE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 ENE	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	8	6	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	9	9	11	13
Energy(?)	514	336	270	84	49	85	143	93	706	297	278	1148	941	274	267	201	321	226	1267	418	448	1634
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	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)					6:52PM 1.78				6:18AM 1.56				6:41PM 1.51				7:04AM 1.51				7:06PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)			12:35PM 0.28				12:12AM 0.35				12:40PM 0.40				12:36AM 0.44				1:03PM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	8	9	13	13	13	12	11	9	10	11	12	11	11	10	7	9	9	9	11	5	6	5
Chill °C (?)	7	7	11	12	11	10	8	7	8	11	11	9	10	8	6	7	7	6	9	2	3	2
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	5	14	14	14	14	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	9	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.1 E	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	5	5	10	14	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	15	11	12	14	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	2.1 NE	-	-	2.0 ENE	1.9 NE	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	-	-	5	5	5	6	8	6	7	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	2	5	9	9	9	13

	Wednesday 27																	Thursday 28
	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	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.5 NE	0.2 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.5 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	15	5	15	10	10	14	10	10	5	14	6	7	6	14	5	5	5
Energy(?)	526	501	495	146	144	336	10	34	2	2	31	2	2	17	59	53	77	39	100	86	73	95
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												5:55PM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)																		11:58PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	9	10	9	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	13	11	12	12	13	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	6	8	7	9	10	7	11	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	9	11	10	11	11	11	10
Sunrise	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.5 NE	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 ENE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	15	15	5	9	9	9	5	9	9	5	14	6	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	15	15	15	9	14	14	14	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	-	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5	5	5	-	5	5	-	5	-	7	6	4	5	5	5