Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)910999991010101010101013131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)516307241169143116103148164164139175178145423497578659596606606528520512
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
E
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
1.57
1:27AM
1.64
1:47PM
1.58
2:13AM
1.66
2:31PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.47
7:08PM
0.43
7:42AM
0.46
7:59PM
0.41
8:33AM
0.43
8:47PM
0.38
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset-----9:27-------9:25-------9:25--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-11----
Temp. °C121213141414141414141414141313121212121213131312
Feels °C (?)89101010111113121214121212121098777777
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