Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1193 | 1044 | 1028 | 718 | 732 | 874 | 968 | 998 | 998 | 2451 | 546 | 749 | 521 | 390 | 428 | 373 | 531 | 195 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1193 | 1044 | 1028 | 718 | 732 | 874 | 968 | 998 | 998 | 1044 | 546 | 749 | 521 | 390 | 428 | 373 | 3 | 3 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | SSW 7 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 142 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 14 | S 18 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | SW 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2451 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 531 | 195 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 |
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