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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	Fri		Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Fri
	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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	4	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 ESE	3.0 SE	2.5 ESE	2.3 SE	1.9 SE	1.4 SE	1.1 SE	0.8 SE	1.7 SW	0.7 E	1.1 E
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	15	14	8	12	9	9	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	13	12
Energy(?)	322	279	259	213	290	106	233	415	520	2226	1428	1153	2038	1553	1009	859	447	149	79	311	205	383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:53AM 1.62		1:54PM 1.57	3:09AM 1.72		2:32PM 1.63	3:52AM 1.76		3:08PM 1.69	3:33AM 1.81		3:45PM 1.73		4:09AM 1.83	4:39PM 1.71		5:04AM 1.79	5:19PM 1.73		5:28AM 1.82	5:45PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		7:23PM 0.42	7:55AM 0.44		8:59PM 0.36	9:30AM 0.37		9:43PM 0.31	9:02AM 0.32		9:14PM 0.21	9:40AM 0.26		9:53PM 0.15	10:19AM 0.22		10:50PM 0.14	11:17AM 0.21		11:18PM 0.13	11:42AM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	15	1	-	-	6	4	-	5	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	17	12	10	14	13	12	11	14	13	14	15	13	14	13	13	15	16	14	19	16
Low °C	12	12	14	11	9	12	12	11	11	14	12	13	15	12	13	13	13	14	15	11	15	16
Chill °C (?)	14	12	16	12	10	12	11	10	8	12	11	14	13	10	13	12	13	14	16	13	19	14
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	8:54	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 ESE	3.0 SE	2.5 ESE	2.3 SE	1.9 SE	1.4 SE	1.1 SE	0.8 SE	0.4 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.1 E
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	14	8	8	9	9	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	8	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.8 ENE	1.4 SE	0.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 E	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	13	5	16	15	8	13	12	13	10	8	12	7	24	14	18	17	16	14	8	14	13	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 S	2.2 S	1.5 SSW	0.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	1.7 SW	-	1.4 SW
Period (s)	4	-	3	-	-	4	3	5	4	7	7	6	15	7	7	-	-	-	-	6	-	8

	Friday 13			Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Monday 16
	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	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops 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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ENE	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	9	12	11	8	15	8	14	14	14	13	13	13	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	404	355	336	279	258	272	259	125	295	257	282	290	285	277	272	134	164	210	264	333	575	648
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					2:26AM 1.68				1:54PM 1.57				2:18AM 1.71				2:46PM 1.60				2:56AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)			7:23PM 0.42				7:41AM 0.45				7:53PM 0.36				8:21AM 0.39				8:47PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
Temp. °C	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	12	11	10	10	9	9	11	14	14	13	12	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	12	10	11	13	13	12	10	10	9	8	8	10	12	12	11	10	10	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54
Sunset	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	13	13	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	5	5	12	11	16	15	15	14	14	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 S	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.5 NNE	1.3 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	3	3	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	12	5	5	4	8	9

	Friday 13										Saturday 14
	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	Karitane Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops 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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.3 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	9	4	4	9	5	9	7	9	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	16	16
Energy(?)	402	324	404	329	63	88	366	71	400	139	383	129	129	192	192	207	207	176	185	259	226	226
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													1:38AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)							7:10PM 0.43	8:11PM 0.42											7:55AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	16
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	11	11	11	13	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	13	13	13	13	13	7	13	13	13	5	7	7	12	12	6	12	12	12	16	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.7 S	1.1 S	0.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE
Period (s)	12	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3