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

	Sat		Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	6	5	4	4	3	4	5	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	0.7 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	12	11	14	14	7	9	10	10	11	11	11
Energy(?)	6502	3594	1599	1803	743	2813	3225	4349	6039	4660	2361	1114	1103	1318	203	883	644	1363	1508	2135	1447	1082
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		10:05PM	10:36AM		10:39PM	11:27AM		12:11AM	12:12PM	10:05PM	12:58AM	12:54PM		1:40AM		2:00PM	1:56AM		2:13PM	2:17AM	6:47AM	2:36PM
Low Tide / height (m)			4:16AM 3:55PM	4:26PM		5:05AM	6:01PM		5:51AM	6:15PM		6:35AM	6:55PM	7:32PM	7:52AM	4:39AM	7:34PM	7:58AM	7:09PM		9:30AM	7:28PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	9	7	6	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	8	16	17	14	17	18	13	17	18	14	15	15	13	14	13	8	11	13	10	13	13
Low °C	10	5	11	17	11	14	15	11	14	15	11	15	15	11	13	8	8	10	12	7	11	12
Chill °C (?)	8	6	16	16	12	16	17	10	16	18	14	14	14	13	12	10	4	8	10	7	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-
Sunset	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:13	-	-	9:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 S	0.1 NE	0.1 E	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	13	12	12	10	9	13	14	15	12	11	14	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	1.7 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.7 SW	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	17	-	18	16	10	14	10	25	22	21	19	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	-	-	0.9 W	1.0 WSW	-	0.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	12	12	12	13	-	-	4	5	-	4	7	9	10	10	11	-	-

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	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	6502	5622	4689	3594	3111	3247	1599	1127	1803	1383	2244	743	780	2112	2813	3346	3225	3423
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)								10:55AM 2.11				11:01PM 1.61				11:48AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)	3:55PM 0.45				3:57AM 0.50	4:16AM 0.42				4:46PM 0.45				5:31AM 1.05				5:32PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	8	7	5	5	11	16	17	17	15	12	11	12	14	17	18	15
Chill °C (?)	8	8	6	5	2	3	10	16	16	16	14	10	8	10	13	16	17	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	10	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 W	3.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	6	7	11	12	12	12	12