Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)16131312121111111010109991310101010109101113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)811724167512699868666835734523272662051621331332022302312601842422812001299
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NNE
5
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
20
NE
15
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
50
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
1.65
12:59AM
1.74
1:20PM
1.73
1:43AM
1.79
2:04PM
1.80
2:28AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.35
7:09AM
0.34
7:30PM
0.28
7:57AM
0.27
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-6:05-------6:02-------6:00------
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1211----1-------12-----
Temp. °C161413121111111313111110991013131210109101012
Feels °C (?)129128889111088755611882100-11
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