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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Otago Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sun	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	4	3	2	4	5	5	4	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.0 S	0.6 SSE	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	13	10	10	14	13	13	13	14	18	17	17	17	16
Energy(?)	1432	1898	1556	824	215	1182	3401	3267	1065	752	196	74	597	711	623	796	754	1852	1578	1431	3156	1286
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:42AM	3:59PM		4:09AM	4:31PM		4:51AM	5:13PM	3:28AM	5:34AM	5:57PM	6:03PM	5:03AM	5:29PM		5:47AM		3:19AM		4:26PM	3:25AM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:30PM	10:21AM		10:48PM	10:22AM		10:49PM	11:01AM		11:29PM	11:40AM		12:51AM	11:17AM	8:23AM	11:54PM		12:05PM	11:27PM	8:37AM		12:18AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	14	14	13	10	9	10	11	8	14	15	14	14	15	14	10	9	9	7	8	6
Low °C	9	13	13	12	11	10	7	8	9	7	9	13	12	12	15	12	10	8	7	7	8	5
Chill °C (?)	11	14	13	13	12	7	6	8	10	6	13	15	13	14	15	13	8	8	8	4	4	2
Sunrise	-	7:46	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 NE	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.0 S	0.6 SSE	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	17	15	14	13	13	8	12	14	14	13	10	10	14	13	13	13	14	18	17	17	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 NE	0.6 NE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	8	16	15	13	12	12	12	11	9	11	11	11	14	12	12	7	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	0.6 NE	0.3 NW	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	2.0 SW	-	-	-	1.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	3	12	12	-	-	4	3	5	-	-	-	5	-	13	-	-	-	8

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	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 - 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	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	2047	1432	1204	1131	1898	1624	1556	1362	1002	824	722	596	215	328	1182	1355	1624	3401
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	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
High Tide / height (m)				3:42AM 1.75				3:50PM 1.69				4:09AM 1.60				3:23PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)		10:07PM 0.26				9:44AM 0.33				10:10PM 0.34				9:03AM 0.34				9:33PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	13	14	13	13	11	10	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	10	9	11	11	13	14	13	12	11	13	13	12	12	8	7	7	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	2.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	8	15	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	16	8	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.8 NNE	0.4 NNW	0.9 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	8	3	4	12	12	12	12