About Owaka

Owaka is a town in Southland Region, New Zealand. From Owaka you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Long Point, a surf spot 13 km from the centre. The nearest airport is DUD, 74 km away.

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Staying in Owaka

0 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: DUD, 74 km, IVC, 100 km, ZQN, 174 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Owaka. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Owaka too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Long Point13.2 kmabout 25 min by car

6 ft616 kJ

5 ft398 kJ

4 ft270 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft318 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Long Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	616kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 shollow	398kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	4 ft9 shollow	270kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	4 ft10 shollow	335kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft10 shollow	328kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	318kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Papatowai16.2 kmabout 30 min by car

6 ft539 kJ

5 ft364 kJ

5 ft295 kJ

3 ft168 kJ

5 ft376 kJ

4 ft312 kJ

4 ft399 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Papatowai, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	539kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	295kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	168kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	376kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	4 ft10 ssoft	312kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	61, good	4 ft11 ssoft	399kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Owaka, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Owaka. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Porpoise Bay44.2 kmabout 1h 20 by car

6 ft529 kJ

6 ft470 kJ

4 ft276 kJ

3 ft154 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft273 kJ

4 ft348 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porpoise Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	529kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	273kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	348kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots, offshore	19°C

Owaka, New Zealand