Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 734 | 625 | 317 | 389 | 275 | 302 | 206 | 212 | 170 | 276 | 477 | 944 | 1486 | 672 | 752 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.64m | 3:57PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:38PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.20m | 10:14PM0.23m | 10:30AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 972 | 734 | 625 | 808 | 743 | 838 | 932 | 726 | 563 | 338 | 287 | 249 | 367 | 614 | 672 | 752 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | E 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 238 | — | 5 | 265 | 389 | 275 | 302 | 206 | 212 | 71 | 107 | 184 | 132 | 95 | 70 | 72 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 317 | 184 | 207 | 137 | 123 | 119 | 170 | 133 | 96 | 49 | 29 | 134 | 126 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1020 | 756 | 719 | 1124 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 276 | 477 | 944 | 1486 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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