Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 7AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2002 | 1900 | 1763 | 2150 | 2295 | 2295 | 2186 | 2074 | 1825 | 1538 | 1374 | 1206 | 1053 | 1018 | 1045 | 528 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.75m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:16AM1.70m | 7:43PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.11m | 12:26PM0.12m | 00:51AM0.17m | 1:15PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2002 | 1900 | 1763 | 2150 | 2295 | 2295 | 2186 | 2074 | 1825 | 1538 | 1374 | 1206 | 1053 | 1018 | 66 | 528 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 34 | 66 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 33 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | 1045 | 178 | 1597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 20 |
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