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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	Thu		Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Brighton Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	2	1	3	2	3	2	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 S	0.6 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	1.4 E	1.2 E	0.4 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.3 E	1.6 ENE
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	11	10	14	7	16	15	14	13	10	6	6	14	7	8	8	9	9	10	9
Energy(?)	1521	1149	367	381	172	94	20	228	560	384	328	121	352	193	115	222	281	424	372	474	313	706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	on	cross	off	cross	cross- off	off	on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	5:13PM 1.80		5:35AM 1.75	5:57PM 1.76		6:19AM 1.69	6:42PM 1.71		7:04AM 1.62		7:28PM 1.66	7:51AM 1.56			7:14AM 1.50		7:44PM 1.56	9:32AM 1.48		8:31PM 1.49	10:25AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)		11:29PM 0.22	11:47AM 0.24		12:10AM 0.27	12:27PM 0.29		12:51AM 0.32		1:06PM 0.34	1:32AM 0.37		1:08PM 0.42	1:15AM 0.49		1:32PM 0.49	2:09AM 0.55		3:14PM 0.48	3:02AM 0.40		3:47PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	17	18	17	11	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	17	15	14	12
Low °C	20	16	16	15	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	12	13	13	13	14	12	13	15	13	14	11
Chill °C (?)	20	20	17	18	17	10	9	8	7	9	10	10	11	12	13	15	14	14	17	15	13	9
Sunrise	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:03	-
Sunset	7:25	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:12
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 S	0.6 SSE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ESE	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	1.1 E	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	1.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.3 E	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	14	13	12	11	10	7	7	8	15	14	13	10	6	11	14	14	8	8	9	9	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.3 ENE	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	13	5	10	4	16	7	7	14	12	11	10	10	10	13	13	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	-	0.7 E	0.3 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	8	2	6	4	6	6	6	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Thursday 02			Friday 03								Saturday 04								Sunday 05
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.1 SSW	0.6 S
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	10	14	14	14	14	14	15	8	14	14
Energy(?)	1521	1245	1008	1149	637	541	515	285	238	237	299	265	83	97	94	68	78	91	273	35	523	169
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on
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
High Tide / height (m)		5:13PM 1.80				5:35AM 1.75				5:57PM 1.76				5:02AM 1.72				6:42PM 1.71				6:08AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)				11:29PM 0.22				11:47AM 0.24				12:10AM 0.27				11:11AM 0.27				12:03AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Temp. °C	20	20	20	19	16	15	15	17	17	18	18	17	16	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	10
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	19	16	15	15	17	17	18	18	17	16	10	10	10	9	7	7	6	6	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	7	7	7	7	7	8	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.2 E	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.2 E	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	10	12	12	10	11	11	5	5	14	13	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	9	8	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	5

	Thursday 02										Friday 03
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 S	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.3 NE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period(s) (?)	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	4	12	12
Energy(?)	1035	1271	1271	1496	1262	1245	1453	1177	1008	980	1183	1149	630	765	647	637	550	541	456	3	367	269
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)					5:13PM 1.80											4:23AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)											11:29PM 0.22											10:54AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	22	22	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	16	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	18
Chill °C (?)	20	22	22	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	16	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.6 SW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 NE	0.2 SSW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	15	10	10	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	4	10	10	10	11	11	11	4	11	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	-	-	0.6 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	10	-	-	9	9	9	-	-	5