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

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	Sat	Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 E	0.5 SW	1.0 E	0.8 E	1.8 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	15	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	6	13	7	7	7	7	7	16	15	14	13
Energy(?)	843	514	325	279	507	261	221	142	355	398	313	137	80	100	59	344	212	173	229	144	297	253
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:08AM 8:41PM		9:35PM	10:02AM		9:44PM	10:13AM		10:40PM	11:49AM		11:55PM	11:55AM 8:27AM		12:43AM	12:42PM		1:31AM		2:31PM	2:01AM
Low Tide / height (m)	3:02AM		2:45PM	3:52AM		3:57PM	3:59AM	2:15AM	4:26PM		5:33AM	6:03PM		5:39AM	6:01PM		6:27AM	6:46PM		9:51AM	5:46PM 1:30PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	8	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	17	16	14	15	15	14	16	14	11	12	13	10	17	18	13
Low °C	13	16	14	14	14	13	12	14	15	13	14	14	14	15	13	10	11	12	9	15	16	12
Chill °C (?)	13	16	14	14	14	13	13	16	15	12	14	13	12	16	13	8	11	11	7	17	17	12
Sunrise	-	5:43	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 SW	0.9 E	0.8 SW	0.6 E	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.8 E	0.5 ENE	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.7 SW	1.1 E	0.8 SW	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	14	9	14	8	14	14	14	14	6	7	7	7	7	7	11	6	14	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.9 E	0.9 SW	0.7 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	15	9	13	9	15	7	8	8	8	13	13	12	12	18	12	16	15	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	0.5 E	1.4 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 E	-	0.3 SW	0.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	0.6 E	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	5	6	6	6	-	2	4	7	-	9	6	6	7	7

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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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	16	15	9	9	14	14	13	13	13	14
Energy(?)	969	843	663	639	514	504	325	325	306	279	246	241	507	317	261	386	261	221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	8:41PM 2.16				9:08AM 2.14				8:50PM 1.82				9:42AM 1.61				9:44PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)			2:15AM 0.47				2:45PM 0.55				3:52AM 1.05				3:36PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	5	2	3	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	15	13	12
Chill °C (?)	12	13	14	14	16	16	14	14	14	14	12	13	14	12	12	15	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:36	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 SW	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	14	9	9	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 E	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 ENE	0.8 E	0.7 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	15	15	15	9	14	13	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.6 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	5	5	-