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.

Catlins Surf Forecast

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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

7 day 48 hour

	Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	3	8	8	10	7	4	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	5.0 SW	5.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	16	14	14	15	14	16	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1487	1349	1069	545	704	503	677	643	3094	3404	936	10445	14330	9189	5355	4196	2248	3488
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			6:14PM	6:36AM		7:14PM 5:41AM	7:58AM 6:01AM		8:37PM	9:02AM		9:39PM	10:03AM		10:21PM	10:43AM		11:33PM
Low Tide / height (m)		12:02PM	12:41AM		1:02PM	1:42AM		2:25PM		3:04AM	3:24PM		4:00AM 12:24PM	4:21PM		4:35AM	5:16PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	11	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	11	13	11	9	9	9	8	9	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	8
Low °C	12	13	9	11	10	8	8	8	7	9	10	7	8	9	8	10	8	5
Chill °C (?)	13	14	10	13	10	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	7	6	5	5
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	5:40	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	0.9 ENE	1.5 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	16	14	13	15	12	12	14	13	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.5 SE	0.4 ENE	-	0.9 ENE	-	-	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.4 E	1.0 S
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	7	9	8	5	8	-	13	-	-	12	11	11	11	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 NNW	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SSW	-	-	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	5	-	14	8	14	16	-	-	13	13	-

	Monday 29	Tuesday 30	Wednesday 01
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1198	1329	1487	1576	1349	1179	1367	1069	905	673	545	562	704	778	518	503	721	777
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		5:41AM 1.86					6:35PM 1.72				6:57AM 1.59				7:14PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)					12:02PM 0.53				1:06AM 0.52				1:24PM 0.45				2:06AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	3	2	-
Temp. °C	13	13	12	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	11	13	11	10	8	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	13	14	13	11	10	10	8	10	13	10	9	6	8	7	5
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.7 NNW	-	-	0.6 S	0.4 SE	-	-	0.4 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	3	3	-	-	3