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

	Tue	Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10
	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	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating	3	2	1	0	2	6	5	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	7	2	6	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 SW	0.3 SSW	5.0 WSW	6.0 WSW	4.5 SW	2.1 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 S	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	6.0 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	18	9	12	12	10	10	9	7	12	11	6	7	7	14	14	13	12	11	12
Energy(?)	520	408	84	61	4775	10086	5512	850	665	298	206	469	254	115	108	62	14433	8233	7828	1144	1868	1449
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:18AM	5:34PM		6:03AM	6:20PM		6:32AM		7:37PM	8:10AM 5:45AM		8:03PM	8:38AM		9:01PM	9:36AM			7:04AM		12:01AM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:02PM	11:36AM		12:18AM	12:25PM 11:02PM		12:19AM	12:52PM	1:32PM	2:02AM		2:26PM	2:29AM		3:04PM	3:27AM	11:36AM	4:00PM	11:25AM		3:36PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	4	-	4	1	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	17	22	24	19	16	15	11	13	16	14	12	14	11	17	20	15	12	13	12	15	16	13
Low °C	13	19	17	14	15	13	11	13	16	12	12	13	11	12	19	11	12	12	10	14	15	10
Chill °C (?)	16	22	24	19	14	12	7	11	15	12	10	13	9	16	20	14	9	10	9	13	14	12
Sunrise	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:22	-	-	9:22	-	-	9:21	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:22	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:27	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.2 ENE	-	-	2.1 SSW	1.8 S	1.4 S	0.8 SSE	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	3.0 SW	0.4 NE	2.0 SSW	0.4 NE	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	9	9	7	-	-	10	10	9	8	12	11	8	7	7	8	15	8	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	1.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SSW	0.6 WSW	-	0.6 ENE	-	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 SW
Period (s)	5	6	13	6	-	-	-	10	9	14	12	8	7	7	8	7	-	10	-	10	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 WSW	5.0 WSW	6.0 WSW	4.5 SW	-	1.9 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	-	0.6 NE	1.3 ENE	-	0.5 W	6.0 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	0.5 W	3.0 SW	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	6	9	4	6	9	12	12	-	10	7	7	-	3	6	-	3	14	14	13	3	11	12

	Tue	Wednesday 04	Thursday 05	Fri
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	6	6	6	7	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	6.0 WSW	6.0 SW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	9	18	18	8	9	9	12	12	13	13	12
Energy(?)	615	520	504	208	408	346	84	84	62	61	157	413	4775	8116	10086	10901	9050	5512
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:45AM 2.27				5:15PM 1.97				6:31AM 2.24				6:20PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)		11:02PM 0.35				11:36AM 0.43				12:18AM 0.89				12:25PM 0.43				12:39AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	13	13	19	22	24	17	19	17	16	14	15	16	15	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	14	12	13	19	22	24	17	19	16	14	11	12	14	12	10	7	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	13	13	9	9	9	9	6	7	7	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	6	6	13	5	6	6	9	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 NW	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	6.0 WSW	6.0 SW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period (s)	6	6	6	-	9	3	4	3	5	6	8	9	9	12	12	13	13	12