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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 456 | 424 | 553 | 400 | 388 | 297 | 287 | 209 | 202 | 192 | 220 | 309 | 568 | 464 | 359 | 366 | 379 | 80 | 999 | 253 | 295 | 326 | 1185 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:03PM 1.60 | 3:26AM 1.68 | 3:45PM 1.59 | 4:08AM 1.68 | 4:27PM 1.58 | 4:50AM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:20PM 0.34 | 9:49AM 0.36 | 10:02PM 0.33 | 10:31AM 0.35 | 10:42PM 0.32 | 11:11AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
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