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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	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			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	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	0	1	1	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	3	2	2	3	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 ENE	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	7	8	10	12	12	14	15	15	14	16	15	15	14	16	14	14	10	13	17	16
Energy(?)	344	27	22	873	1092	2285	2357	1487	1125	1145	1122	849	1320	1652	1198	116	661	633	130	401	226	190
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:28AM 1.76		12:00AM 1.80	11:33AM 1.81		12:23AM 2.35		1:30PM 1.97	1:03AM 1.75		2:25PM 2.01	1:37AM 1.82		2:05PM 1.93	2:22AM 1.84		2:49PM 1.92		3:06AM 1.83	3:31PM 1.88		3:46AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)		5:37PM 0.27	6:31PM 0.30	5:06AM 0.24	5:44PM 0.30	6:09PM 0.61	7:57AM 0.16		6:53PM 0.23	8:54AM 0.11		7:28PM 0.21	8:17AM 0.58		8:14PM 0.18	8:31AM 0.09		8:59PM 0.17	9:15AM 0.10		9:40PM 0.19	9:57AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	2	5	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	9	6	7	7	9	11	11	9	10	11	8	11	12	11	10	8	8	8	8	8	10
Low °C	8	7	5	6	6	7	9	10	8	9	11	6	9	11	9	8	8	7	7	8	6	6
Chill °C (?)	7	7	1	2	4	6	9	9	6	8	10	5	10	12	10	9	7	8	7	5	5	7
Sunrise	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	5:51	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.5 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	7	10	9	8	8	14	15	15	14	16	15	15	14	8	14	14	10	13	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	-	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.6 S	0.4 SSE	0.1 E	0.3 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	10	13	-	12	12	10	10	9	13	13	13	9	18	16	10	3	14	19	4	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	-	1.4 SSW	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	7	-	12	8	10	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	3

	Monday 18					Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu
	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	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 S	0.5 ENE	2.4 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	1.1 SE	2.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	12	6	7	8	10	9	10	10	8	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	571	707	1200	275	432	164	652	784	54	904	938	2454	164	2285	674	875	2357	2464	1487	2933	1315	1332
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:30AM 1.76				11:24PM 2.23					12:31PM 1.94			11:55PM 1.72					12:30PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)				4:44PM 0.33								5:44PM 0.30	6:09PM 0.61				6:03AM 0.19				6:38PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	1	3	1	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	7	7	6	7	8	8	9	9	11	11	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	6	9	1	2	1	4	1	0	1	2	3	2	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8	7	7
Sunrise	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.8 S	1.1 SE	1.6 S	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	12	12	6	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	12	12	8	8	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.9 SSW	0.1 E	1.1 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 E	0.5 S	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	7	9	9	8	8	10	13	13	13	13	-	10	10	12	16	16	12	14	10	18	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	-	1.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	-	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	-	2.4 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	2.2 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	13	4	-	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	-	12	8	8	12	14	-	14	-	-

	Monday 18																	Tuesday 19
	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	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	3	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	0.2 SSE	1.0 S	1.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.4 SSE	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.1 SE	1.8 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	8	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	12	7	7	8	8
Energy(?)	641	807	344	465	547	26	362	1205	28	1184	287	386	68	374	432	432	14	848	497	679	775	878
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					10:27AM 1.75												10:54PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	3	1	-	-	1	-
High °C	7	9	8	8	7	9	7	7	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5
Chill °C (?)	6	7	7	8	7	9	4	4	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Sunrise	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	0.2 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 E	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	9	12	12	12	7	7	7	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	13	8	8	8	13	12	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	-	-	1.6 SSW	-	1.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.4 SSE	0.6 S	-	-	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	9	-	-	13	-	13	4	4	13	4	-	-	6	12	7	7	8	8