Otago Surf

Detailed Otago 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 Otago. 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 Otago. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Otago over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Otago and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Otago Surf Forecast

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Otago 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 Otago Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Otago coastline are also listed below.

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Otago Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Thu		Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thu
	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 Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	1	4	4	2	5	7	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 E	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	12	11	10	12	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	16	14	13	12	11	12	13	9
Energy(?)	75	2011	1214	676	3027	7330	4902	1811	1012	667	791	612	1514	1063	1589	1162	1092	833	275	419	506	435
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:24PM	8:58AM		10:43PM	9:58AM		11:32PM	10:53AM		11:19PM	11:43AM		12:07AM	12:02PM		12:26AM			1:42AM 5:50AM		1:46PM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:42AM		3:20PM			4:14PM		4:31AM	5:03PM		5:20AM	5:48PM	2:41AM	6:11AM	6:30PM		6:50AM	6:40PM		8:41AM	6:54PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	1
High °C	10	8	14	14	10	10	10	9	13	16	16	12	12	12	14	13	11	10	11	13	14	11
Low °C	9	7	11	13	7	9	9	5	10	15	12	12	12	10	13	13	9	10	10	11	12	10
Chill °C (?)	7	5	12	12	7	6	6	8	12	16	16	12	11	11	13	12	11	9	8	12	14	9
Sunrise	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-
Sunset	8:55	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 E	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.4 ENE	2.2 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	10	7	10	10	12	15	10	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	16	14	13	12	11	12	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.7 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.6 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	8	12	9	9	9	10	-	10	10	10	4	5	5	9	10	10	11	12	12	4	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	0.9 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 N	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	6	12	11	4	12	15	14	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	4	13	9

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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 Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	5	5	6	7	6	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 E	1.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 SW	1.4 S	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S
Period(s) (?)	10	7	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	75	214	317	2011	565	1745	1214	1531	676	1186	1452	3027	3023	5046	7330	6190	4902	2614
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:23PM 1.62				9:00AM 1.70	10:13AM 1.67			9:26PM 1.57				9:33AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)									3:19PM 0.38				3:38AM 0.36					4:14PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	8	7	7	7	11	12	14	13	10	7	7	8	9	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	6	7	5	4	4	4	9	11	12	11	7	4	4	5	5	9	6	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.7 E	1.0 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	13	7	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	12	12	14	15	14	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 E	0.7 SSW	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	8	13	10	12	10	9	9	9	9	-	-	9	9	10	10	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW	0.4 WSW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	0.9 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S
Period (s)	6	7	7	12	3	12	11	10	4	11	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	14