Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6375 | 3316 | 2930 | 2852 | 2692 | 2553 | 2222 | 2060 | 2349 | 5485 | 8323 | 8636 | 7601 | 5976 | 5248 | 4949 | 4543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.79m | 6:23PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.76m | 7:20PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.07m | 11:59AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3257 | 3316 | 2930 | 2852 | 2692 | 2553 | 2222 | 2060 | 2349 | 5485 | 8323 | 8636 | 7601 | 5976 | 5248 | 4949 | 4543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 269 | 341 | 362 | 441 | 575 | 597 | 733 | 724 | 806 | 826 | 805 | 784 | 752 | 585 | 569 | 545 | 453 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 890 | — | — | — | 1276 | 1039 | 495 | 229 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
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