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.

Catlins Surf Forecast

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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

	Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Mon
	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 Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	5	5	3	5	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5	5	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	16	15
Energy(?)	1529	4032	4044	3221	7169	5512	2140	1801	3324	1810	1073	1176	1197	1343	1504	2323	3364	6025	4522	3532	4791	7293
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:25AM		11:00PM	11:20AM		12:05AM		12:23PM	12:46AM		1:03PM 10:45AM	1:24AM		1:40PM	2:26AM		2:16PM	2:34AM		2:24PM	2:34AM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:35PM		5:05AM	5:42PM 4:31AM		6:09AM		6:26PM	6:49AM		7:06PM	7:25AM		8:19PM	8:01AM	4:52PM	8:20PM	8:00AM		8:53PM	8:09AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	4	12	1	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
High °C	17	16	10	11	10	9	11	12	12	16	16	16	18	19	16	12	12	9	13	14	16	10
Low °C	14	10	9	10	9	8	10	11	11	12	16	13	14	18	10	10	10	8	9	11	13	10
Chill °C (?)	16	16	8	8	6	6	8	10	10	15	15	16	18	19	15	12	11	8	13	14	16	6
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	6:19	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	0.5 ENE	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	0.6 S
Period (s)	15	16	15	15	8	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	15	8	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	4	-	-	-	7	7	17	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 WSW	1.8 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 WSW	3.0 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 NW	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.9 NW	2.1 SW	-	-	-	-	1.2 NW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	4	6	15	15	8	7	14	5	4	-	5	4	4	7	-	-	-	-	5	15

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	5	6	4	6	6	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	1.6 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	1142	1340	1529	2291	4032	4085	3926	4044	3822	3470	3221	6129	7169	7377	1067	5512	5228	2520
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- 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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:25AM 1.95				11:17PM 1.81				11:38AM 1.76					12:05AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)		4:11AM 0.49				4:52PM 0.32				5:23AM 0.36				5:42PM 0.30	6:12PM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	4	8	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	14	17	16	10	10	10	9	9	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	9
Chill °C (?)	11	11	13	16	16	8	8	9	6	6	7	8	6	5	6	5	5	6
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.6 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	8	8	8	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	15	15	8	8	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	1.8 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	4	-	5	6	16	15	15	8	15	15	8