Catlins Surf

Detailed Catlins 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 Catlins. 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 Catlins. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Catlins over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Catlins and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Catlins 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 Catlins Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Catlins coastline are also listed below.

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Catlins Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sat	Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05
	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 Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	14
Energy(?)	583	855	1699	1018	1543	1349	1161	1700	2641	2791	2583	2433	1446	1170	899	1178	1203	1006	561	701	1269	1238
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:24AM		4:03PM		4:29AM	4:54PM		5:20AM	6:14PM	4:12AM	5:54AM	6:27PM		6:52AM		7:30PM	7:56AM		4:03AM		6:54PM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:50AM	9:27PM	10:52PM 10:05PM	10:40AM		10:51PM	11:34AM		12:32AM	12:10PM		12:47AM		1:13PM 9:32AM	1:52AM		2:20PM	1:32AM	10:41AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-
High °C	15	10	11	10	11	12	11	13	13	12	16	15	14	17	19	19	20	20	15	14	14	12
Low °C	9	9	11	9	9	11	10	11	11	11	12	13	13	15	19	16	17	16	14	13	13	10
Chill °C (?)	14	8	10	9	11	12	11	13	12	10	15	13	12	16	19	19	20	20	14	13	12	11
Sunrise	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	9	14	14	13	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	0.8 S	1.4 E	1.7 SW	1.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 S
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	9	8	8	9	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	8	14	9	9	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.6 E	1.7 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.5 E	-	-	1.5 W	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	6	7	8	8	-	-	5	8	9	13	-

	Sat	Sunday 30	Monday 31	Tue
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	2	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Energy(?)	338	583	572	969	855	1830	1699	2496	1002	1018	1672	1543	1543	1422	1349	1235	1144	1161
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:41AM 2.12	4:12AM 2.59			3:46PM 2.49	4:03PM 2.17				4:12AM 2.42				4:36PM 2.48
Low Tide / height (m)	9:10PM -0.10				9:50AM -0.04					10:52PM 0.53				10:21AM -0.04				10:51PM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	15	12	9	10	11	11	10	9	8	8	9	11	12	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	12	11	14	9	7	8	10	10	9	8	8	7	9	11	12	11	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 S	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-