Penguin Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Otago Peninsula)
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Penguin Beach Spot ID: Type: beach and point Reliability: inconsistent Best: Swell NE | Wind SW Sea Temperature Today is: 10.0 °C |
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 09:27 Local time
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Penguin Beach on the Otago Peninsula is an exposed beach and point break that only works when conditions are just right. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include sharks and rocks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand, 1 miles from Penguin Beach.
Penguin Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Dunedin Airport, 46 km from Penguin Beach.
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Overall Penguin Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The graph illustrates the range of swells directed at Penguin Beach through an average ... (show all text) 
The rose diagram describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different ... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Penguin Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Penguin Beach surf quality by season and Penguin Beach surf quality by month. |
Penguin Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Otago Peninsula surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Penguin Beach
Visitor Reviews of Penguin Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Penguin Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Pipikaretu | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Aramoana Spit | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Murdering Bay | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Papanui Beach | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Long Beach | 6 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Penguin Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4763 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4818 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5063 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5124 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5273 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Penguin Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Otago Harbour Entrance | 1 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Port Chalmers | 5 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Dunedin | 13 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Oamaru | 48 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Nugget Point | 63 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Penguin Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand) | 73 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand) | 103 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Snow Park (New Zealand) | 103 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Cardrona (New Zealand) | 106 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Remarkables (New Zealand) | 107 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Penguin Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Dunedin (New Zealand) | 13 mi |
| Second closest city location | Invercargill (New Zealand) | 122 mi |
| Third closest city location | Christchurch (New Zealand) | 181 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Nelson (New Zealand) | 337 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Wellington (New Zealand) | 372 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Penguin Beach is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Penguin Beach is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 95 km (59 miles) away.
- Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 125 km (78 miles) away.
- Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 167 km (104 miles) away.
- Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Penguin Beach and is 170 km (106 miles) away.
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