
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
587 | 567 | 538 | 444 | 437 | 376 | 281 | 196 | 98 | 72 | 53 | 42 | 45 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 116 | 214 | 279 | 234 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
587 | 567 | 538 | 444 | 437 | 376 | 281 | 196 | 98 | 72 | 23 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 116 | 59 | 279 | 208 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 53 | 11 | 45 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 20 | 214 | 60 | 234 | 313 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 17 | 44 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 48 | — | 41 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 97 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
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