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

	Thu	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	3	5	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	2	3	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	10	12	14	15	14	14	13	11	12	14	13	13	13	13	12	11	14	13	10	12
Energy(?)	2987	2329	2034	4308	7977	6807	4385	1633	1939	1572	1799	1333	4696	4623	3314	1175	1423	798	521	431	988	954
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		8:40AM 8:04PM		9:05PM	9:39AM		10:24PM	10:36AM		11:01PM	11:27AM		11:50PM	12:12PM 8:40AM		12:35AM	12:54PM		1:42AM		1:46PM	1:58AM
Low Tide / height (m)	2:44AM		3:11PM	3:21AM		3:55PM		4:16AM 2:24AM	5:08PM		5:05AM	5:32PM		5:51AM	6:15PM		6:35AM	6:55PM		8:41AM	6:54PM	2:11PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3
High °C	9	11	13	8	11	11	8	15	17	15	16	17	12	17	16	12	11	10	8	15	10	8
Low °C	8	10	11	8	10	11	5	11	16	12	14	14	10	15	13	9	10	9	6	12	8	7
Chill °C (?)	6	8	10	4	8	8	6	15	16	14	15	17	10	16	14	10	9	8	5	13	6	4
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:13	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SW	0.3 ENE	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	10	9	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	14	13	14	13	13	12	11	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	17	10	15	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	-	-	12	18	9	9	5	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SSW	-	-	-	0.5 NW	2.5 SW	-	-	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.7 W	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	-
Period (s)	12	11	10	12	14	-	-	-	4	11	-	-	13	13	-	-	-	3	4	7	10	-

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	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	11	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	2015	2987	2335	2043	2329	1743	2034	4137	3073	4308	4989	6857	7977	7370	6807	5902	5061	4385
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- 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	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:24PM 2.21				8:40AM 1.77				9:25PM 2.15				9:39AM 1.71					10:05PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)			2:44AM 0.95				3:11PM 1.08				3:21AM 0.40				3:55PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	8	9	10	11	13	10	9	8	8	8	10	11	11	11	8	6
Chill °C (?)	6	6	5	6	7	8	10	7	6	4	5	5	7	8	8	9	6	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SW	0.4 ENE	2.5 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	7	12	12	16	15	15	10	9	12	9	9	9	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	-	0.3 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	13	17	16	10	10	10	15	-	9	-	9	-	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	-	-	-	-	-