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.

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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

	Sun	Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04
	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 Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating	4	3	1	4	3	4	3	4	2	2	0	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 S	2.2 S	1.9 SSE	1.1 SE	0.7 SSW	2.1 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 S	2.2 SE	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	14	14	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	9	10	9	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	9
Energy(?)	1415	660	497	1263	506	1060	653	1483	1002	361	157	697	1122	1131	1020	938	1026	2111	1510	1137	865	249
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:41AM	2:43PM		3:25AM	3:55PM		4:19AM	4:38PM 2:18AM	6:11PM 3:51AM	6:37AM	5:52PM		7:35AM		6:54PM	7:22AM		3:08AM		5:38PM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:37PM	9:58AM	8:46PM	10:30PM 9:37PM	9:37AM		10:13PM	10:34AM		1:13AM			12:17AM		1:32PM	1:20AM		1:41PM	1:00AM	9:16AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	-	-	-	2	-	4	30	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	14	9	10	12	12	10	10	9	7	7	8	9	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12
Low °C	15	13	8	8	9	12	9	10	8	7	7	8	9	8	8	12	12	12	12	13	12	10
Chill °C (?)	18	14	6	7	11	10	8	7	7	4	3	4	5	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 S	2.2 S	1.9 SSE	0.1 E	1.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.2 SE	1.2 E	1.0 E	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	16	14	14	15	13	13	13	12	12	17	7	9	10	11	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 SW	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.7 SSW	0.2 E	0.5 NE	-	0.4 SSE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	16	9	6	12	8	17	12	15	11	-	13	11	10	10	10	10	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NNE	-	1.1 SSW	-	1.0 NE	1.3 NE	1.6 S	-	-	1.1 SE	1.3 SSE	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	5	-	4	5	10	-	-	12	6	7	8	9	7	13	13	13	-	-	-	-

	Sun	Monday 28								Tuesday 29								Wed
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Brighton Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 S	1.9 SSW	1.4 S
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	13
Energy(?)	1586	1415	1139	1038	660	534	497	801	1949	1263	931	799	506	1155	1060	672	1064	653
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:18AM 2.01	3:41AM 1.92			3:00PM 2.07					3:26AM 1.96				3:55PM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)		9:37PM 0.04			8:43AM -0.04					11:20PM -0.03				10:49AM 0.03				10:13PM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	18	16	16	15	14	13	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	11	12	11	10	9
Chill °C (?)	18	16	16	15	14	11	6	6	6	6	5	7	6	8	10	9	8	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 S	0.7 ENE	1.4 S
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	6	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	-	0.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	7	9	18	18	16	-	9	6	9	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.6 NNE	-	-	-	0.4 SW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 NE	1.6 NE	1.3 NE	-	1.9 SSW	1.6 S
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	2	5	6	-	-	9	4	4	5	5	-	12	10