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

	Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Fri
	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	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 WSW	0.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	13	12	14
Energy(?)	984	796	281	355	288	594	593	1363	1521	825	1580	1799	3558	3099	1710	618	326	114	109	61	1010	885
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:49PM		5:18AM 4:33AM	5:35PM		5:47AM	6:06PM		6:36AM		7:18PM	7:48AM		8:18PM	8:48AM 4:49PM	5:22PM	9:25PM	5:16AM		8:20PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:45AM		11:04PM	11:32AM		11:53PM	11:59AM		12:25AM	12:51PM 10:26AM	1:13PM	1:42AM		2:11PM	2:44AM		3:33PM	3:49AM	12:09PM			12:09PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	18	17	14	15	14	10	20	19	13	15	15	10	18	17	18	12	12	11	13
Low °C	15	16	11	16	16	9	13	13	10	17	16	11	13	13	9	16	16	13	12	12	10	12
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	18	16	12	14	13	8	20	18	11	14	14	9	18	17	18	10	11	10	11
Sunrise	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41
Sunset	-	9:17	-	-	9:16	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:14	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	0.5 E	1.4 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 S	1.9 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	11	16	15	14	13	13	11	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	6	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.4 S	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 S	0.2 E	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	6	9	9	16	9	9	9	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	13	13	15	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	-	-	0.9 W	2.4 WSW	2.5 SW	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.5 NW	1.2 SW	-	0.2 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	12	12	-	-	4	12	12	-	-	-	-	2	3	6	-	6	4

	Friday 31	Saturday 01	Sunday 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	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 SW	0.4 SSW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	15	12
Energy(?)	1262	1102	984	892	796	619	286	281	244	203	355	331	288	602	624	594	77	593
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	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
High Tide / height (m)		4:33AM 2.04				4:49PM 1.97				5:01AM 2.31				5:35PM 1.98				6:04AM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)				10:45AM 0.16				10:46PM 0.03				11:32AM 0.14				11:53PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	15	16	16	16	16	15	13	11	16	18	17	16	14	12	12	9
Chill °C (?)	13	12	15	16	16	16	16	15	12	9	16	18	16	15	12	10	10	7
Sunrise	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	16	16	16	9	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 E	0.3 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.5 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	6	6	10	20	9	18	18	9	9	16	9	9	9	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 SW	0.7 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	12	11	12	5	12