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

	Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tue
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	2	1	1	2	1	0	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	0.8 E	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	9	9	13	9	8	14	13	15	16	15	15	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	18	16	16
Energy(?)	228	101	213	363	150	173	301	202	441	1552	1610	2148	1015	1438	612	2061	2293	1482	827	1309	3252	1322
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	3:33AM		4:17PM		4:48AM	4:59PM		4:58AM	5:12PM 3:33AM		5:42AM	6:28PM		6:58AM			7:46AM			5:52AM	7:00PM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:43AM	9:50PM	10:34PM	10:56AM		11:16PM	11:12AM		11:27PM	11:59AM		12:50AM		1:11PM	1:08AM		1:18PM	11:20PM 10:45AM	12:44PM		12:19AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	13	12	13	13	11	14	14	12	14	14	12	13	14	11	16	17	12	12	12	18
Low °C	11	12	12	12	12	12	9	13	13	11	12	13	11	11	13	10	12	15	8	11	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	12	12	11	12	12	9	14	13	12	12	12	10	11	12	8	15	16	10	10	10	17
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.8 E	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	16	15	19	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	18	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.7 SE	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.4 SW	0.5 ESE	1.2 SSE
Period (s)	9	7	13	13	5	13	14	13	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	13	10	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	-	0.5 SSW	-	-	0.3 SSE	1.3 E	-	-	-	0.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	1.0 SSE	1.0 E
Period (s)	4	-	6	-	-	5	9	-	-	-	3	15	6	6	7	7	-	4	-	-	8	9

	Tuesday 31	Wednesday 01	Thursday 02
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	9	9	9	8	8	9	14
Energy(?)	338	228	99	99	101	208	213	411	363	363	231	125	150	146	173	210	215	301
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				4:04AM 2.29								4:48AM 2.31				4:29PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)	9:13PM 0.30					10:14AM 0.94			9:56PM 0.25					10:56AM 0.88				10:23PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	10	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E
Period (s)	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.6 SSE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	9	9	5	6	7	5	13	13	13	13	13	5	5	5	13	13	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.9 S	0.6 SSW	-	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSE	-	-	0.3 SSE	0.4 SE	-	1.3 E
Period (s)	4	4	5	5	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5	5	-	9