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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	Tue		Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	10	10	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	6.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	1.9 SSE	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	8	8	8	15	14	14	14	16	15	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	280	173	70	56	610	549	838	3438	18972	8580	1384	3247	3689	3186	2792	2154	1306	1085
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:17PM	8:38AM		8:37PM	9:12AM		9:58PM 7:55PM	10:38AM 8:14PM		10:54PM	11:18AM	12:37PM	11:48PM		12:12PM	12:40AM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:47AM	2:02PM	2:59PM		3:37AM	3:56PM		4:32AM	4:36PM		5:08AM			5:59AM 2:25AM		6:23PM	6:49AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	6	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	16	12	10	9	7	8	10	10	8	10	8	10	10	9	11	13	12	11
Low °C	14	10	9	9	5	7	9	8	8	9	7	9	10	8	8	13	11	9
Chill °C (?)	15	10	7	6	5	4	7	7	4	7	6	7	7	6	10	13	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:43
Sunset	5:35	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 S	3.5 S	4.5 SSW	1.9 SSE	2.3 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	15	14	14	19	17	15	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 S	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.8 SSE	0.2 E
Period (s)	9	13	13	13	8	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	15	10	10	12	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.1 S	-	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	3.0 SSW	6.0 SSW	-	-	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.9 W
Period (s)	-	3	4	4	-	6	8	14	16	-	-	13	12	-	3	-	-	4

	Tuesday 30	Wednesday 01	Thursday 02
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	280	233	212	173	101	96	70	68	56	362	428	610	218	542	549	742	838	2031
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	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)			8:14PM 1.61				8:11AM 1.58				8:56PM 1.67					9:20AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	2:05PM 0.39				2:35AM 0.35				2:59PM 0.34					3:22AM 0.38				3:40PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	14	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	7	7	8	9	10
Chill °C (?)	15	13	10	9	7	7	6	7	6	6	5	3	3	4	4	4	6	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-
Sunset	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	5	14	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.3 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	-	0.2 W	0.6 W	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	-	2	3	6	7	8	14