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

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	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago
Rating	4	2	4	8	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.3 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	12	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	13	11	10	10	8	11	10
Energy(?)	1279	865	1595	8645	4634	1650	1028	1183	1193	931	1872	1693	2349	3030	3360	1420	441	259	320	544	1555	1527
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:26PM	9:58AM		10:24PM	10:54AM	8:58AM	11:18PM	11:43AM		11:42PM	12:29PM		12:26AM		2:19PM	2:40AM		1:46PM	1:58AM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:20PM 2:42AM	3:39AM		4:13PM		4:32AM	5:03PM		5:20AM	5:48PM		6:07AM	6:30PM	3:27PM	6:50AM	5:06PM	8:59PM	8:41AM	6:54PM		9:06AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	9	3	-
High °C	14	14	10	12	11	9	14	16	17	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	12	11	10	8	12
Low °C	11	13	7	10	10	5	10	15	11	12	12	11	12	13	10	11	11	11	11	8	6	9
Chill °C (?)	12	12	7	10	8	8	13	15	16	12	10	11	12	12	13	11	9	11	10	8	4	10
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.4 ENE	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.8 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	1.9 S
Period (s)	10	10	9	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	13	11	10	6	6	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 E	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.8 NE	0.5 SSW	0.2 E	-	0.1 NE
Period (s)	9	9	-	10	10	10	10	9	10	5	9	6	5	10	-	12	12	6	14	11	-	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 SW	0.4 NW	2.4 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	-	0.8 NNE	2.2 SW	-	0.6 NE	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	0.5 NE	1.0 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	11	3	12	14	14	-	-	4	11	-	5	6	-	-	-	5	5	6	10	8	11	10

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago
Rating	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	4	5	5	8	6	3	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1913	1745	1279	1186	865	2213	2336	1595	3181	4533	8645	6864	4634	2772	3478	1650	1454	1275
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			9:00AM 1.70				9:26PM 1.57				9:57AM 1.64					10:25PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)	2:42AM 0.32				3:19PM 0.38				3:38AM 0.36					4:13PM 0.40				6:14AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	11	14	14	13	10	8	7	7	10	10	11	10	10	8	6	6
Chill °C (?)	4	4	8	12	12	11	7	5	4	4	7	6	8	8	8	7	4	5
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.4 ENE	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	0.3 ENE	3.0 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	12	12	10	10	10	11	12	9	12	14	14	15	15	10	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	0.4 NW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	11	10	3	11	12	12	12	14	14	15	14	14	-	-	-	-