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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	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	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 - Long Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Murdering Bay Otago
Rating	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	4	3	0	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.6 ENE	2.2 E	2.5 E	3.0 E	1.8 E	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 E	1.3 E	2.5 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	12	8	9	14	12	12	11	10	9	9	16	8	8	7	14	12	12	13	15	15	6
Energy(?)	72	278	205	434	1109	1904	1801	2314	852	622	699	507	40	153	107	300	611	2653	666	995	638	35
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	off	on	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:31PM 1.63	2:56AM 1.76		3:23PM 1.65	3:48AM 1.77		3:45PM 1.73		4:09AM 1.83	4:39PM 1.71		5:04AM 1.79	5:19PM 1.73		5:09AM 1.92	5:30PM 1.87		6:12AM 1.78	6:34PM 1.76		6:45AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)			8:33PM 0.28	9:01AM 0.32		9:28PM 0.21	9:40AM 0.26		9:53PM 0.15	10:19AM 0.22		10:50PM 0.14	11:17AM 0.21		11:34PM 0.14	12:05PM 0.27		12:46AM 0.51	12:30PM 0.23		12:55AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	11	12	13	11	12	13	12	14	15	13	17	15	14	18	18	12	12	18	13	14
Low °C	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	15	12	16	14	13	18	15	8	11	17	12	14
Chill °C (?)	14	13	9	10	11	10	10	11	11	14	15	13	17	15	13	18	17	9	10	17	12	13
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01
Sunset	-	8:52	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.6 ENE	2.2 E	2.5 E	3.0 E	1.8 E	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 E	1.3 E	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	8	12	8	9	14	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	14	12	13	13	15	15	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.8 E	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	0.4 SE	0.6 ESE	1.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ENE	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.5 S
Period (s)	13	9	9	10	8	7	13	12	7	18	16	16	8	14	11	10	7	11	11	10	6	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	1.5 SE	-	1.7 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.3 NE	0.7 SW	2.5 SW	-	1.0 NE	-	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	3	3	5	5	12	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	8	12	-	4	-	2

	Sunday 15							Monday 16								Tuesday 17
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 E	1.1 E	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 E	2.5 E	3.0 SE	2.5 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	8	8	13	13	13	9	9	11	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	280	286	228	222	116	171	315	252	236	300	434	725	1712	1901	1901	2098	1829	3069	1801	1725	1561	1350
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:18AM 1.71				2:46PM 1.60				2:56AM 1.76				3:23PM 1.65				3:06AM 1.85				3:45PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)			8:21AM 0.39				8:33PM 0.28				9:16AM 0.32				9:28PM 0.21				9:41AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	1	-
Temp. °C	10	9	11	15	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	9	8	10	14	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	11
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 E	2.5 E	1.7 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	8	8	9	10	8	9	9	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.6 ENE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	12	12	13	13	13	8	10	8	7	18	17	12	14	12	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SW	-	0.4 SW	0.7 S	1.0 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SE	-	3.0 SE	-	-	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	3	-	3	4	5	4	4	8	8	5	5	5	7	7	7	-	11	-	-	-	11

	Sunday 15
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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	Karitane Point Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 E
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	8	8	13	13	13	13	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	9
Energy(?)	282	280	280	276	87	89	282	266	228	225	144	144	162	123	138	119	118	275	257	264	270	152
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:18AM 1.71												2:46PM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)								8:21AM 0.39												8:34PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	11	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	12	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	9	10	12	13	14	14	12	12	11	11	12	11	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	13	13	13	8	8	13	13	13	13	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	14	8	8	8	13	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.1 SE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	2	8	3	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	13	8	4	4	4	4