
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 1PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
820 | 1179 | 742 | 1368 | 3675 | 3901 | 3901 | 3858 | 3375 | 2737 | 3156 | 1438 | 5085 | 6924 | 7523 | 8487 | 11061 | 11987 | 11914 | 9995 | 13647 | 7188 | 6531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
820 | 116 | 742 | 812 | 75 | 3901 | 3901 | 3858 | 3375 | 2737 | 3156 | 1360 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8321 | 7188 | 6531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
121 | 307 | 544 | 76 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
154 | 4 | 80 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
72 | 1179 | 63 | 1368 | 3675 | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1438 | 5085 | 6924 | 7523 | 8487 | 11061 | 11987 | 11914 | 9995 | 13647 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 53 | 68 | 168 | 308 | 165 | 68 | 165 | 165 | 166 | 304 | 53 | 31 | 165 |
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