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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 170 | 127 | 125 | 83 | 73 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 116 | 80 | 134 | 123 | 120 | 85 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 80 | 270 | 453 | 475 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:28AM 1.65 | 12:50PM 1.64 | 1:15AM 1.65 | 1:36PM 1.62 | 2:00AM 1.66 | 2:20PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 0.39 | 7:00PM 0.37 | 7:29AM 0.39 | 7:50PM 0.36 | 8:20AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
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