Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° S 170.70° E

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.1° 

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
4
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
1592
1928
2928
8217
4451
3928
3048
1469
2008
933
859
730
568
508
425
874
250
235
193
149
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:24AM1.70m
10:51PM1.60m
11:24AM1.75m
11:49PM1.65m
12:21PM1.80m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.29m
4:44AM0.24m
5:29PM0.27m
5:52AM0.19m
6:35PM0.23m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
Feels °C
6
9
9
6
3
2
1
4
6
5
2
3
3
4
4
5
3
2
1
2
0
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