Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° S 170.70° E

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.5° 

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
SW
7
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2
SW
11
2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2907
2776
2327
1836
1445
1116
972
734
625
317
332
229
302
198
212
136
104
169
314
1339
932
1100
1321
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
50
NE
60
NE
55
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
5
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:53AM1.62m
3:17PM1.70m
3:33AM1.64m
3:57PM1.71m
4:14AM1.65m
4:38PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.23m
9:36PM0.25m
9:50AM0.20m
10:14PM0.23m
10:30AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
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7:16
7:13
7:13
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6:00
6:01
6:04
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
1
-1
-3
-5
-5
-3
1
2
2
2
5
10
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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