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 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	5	4	5	5	6	6	8	10
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	15	15	14	14	14	16
Energy(?)	4078	2911	1545	1381	1044	1390	1329	1247	553	704	1395	874	2725	1208	4141	5777	10739	13011
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:13PM		5:12AM	5:41PM		6:01AM		6:35PM	6:57AM		7:14PM	7:37AM		8:17PM	8:41AM		9:21PM 4:52AM	9:44AM
Low Tide / height (m)		11:15PM	11:30AM		12:08AM		12:24PM	1:06AM		1:24PM	1:42AM 10:50PM		2:05PM	2:43AM		3:06PM		3:40AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	11	12	9	7	9	11	9	9	9	10	9
Low °C	11	9	10	12	12	12	13	8	11	7	6	6	9	8	8	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	10	10	13	13	12	13	13	10	11	6	6	7	9	6	5	5	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43
Sunset	5:42	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	5.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	15	15	13	13	12	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	8	9	8	13	12	11	11	10	10	7	9	8	8	14	-	-	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.6 NW	1.1 SW	-	0.4 WSW	1.4 SW	-	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	-
Period (s)	14	13	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	5	-	3	6	-	14	14	14	-

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	4078	3325	2664	2911	2094	1619	1545	1335	1381	1565	1060	1044	1198	1216	1390	1495	1329	1058
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						5:12AM 1.64				5:41PM 1.74				5:41AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)				11:15PM 0.48				11:30AM 0.46				11:43PM 0.59					12:02PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	12	11	11	9	10	14	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	9	8	10	8	9	7	9	14	13	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-
Sunset	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	0.3 ENE	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	15	9	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	-	9	9	9	9	8	8	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	3.0 SW	-	0.8 WNW	0.5 NW	0.9 NW	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	14	-	13	-	4	4	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-