Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 121 | 164 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 261 | 237 | 284 | 277 | 294 | 242 | 268 | 268 | 191 | 186 | 280 | 911 | 1245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.92m | 3:40AM1.82m | 4:10PM1.91m | 4:33AM1.82m | 5:03PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.07m | 9:58AM-0.00m | 10:28PM0.05m | 10:48AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 121 | 164 | 147 | 809 | 749 | 658 | 616 | 453 | 302 | 280 | 201 | 151 | 136 | 123 | 101 | 103 | 911 | 1245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 142 | 142 | 261 | 237 | 284 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 76 | 268 | 55 | 186 | 206 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 15 | S 22 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 277 | 294 | 242 | 268 | 57 | 191 | 41 | 280 | 61 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1319 | 1168 | 1101 | 975 | 1012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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