Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1601 | 1624 | 2541 | 4796 | 6085 | 10982 | 14741 | 14846 | 12348 | 11722 | 5672 | 4649 | 3384 | 2378 | 1036 | 682 | 612 | 538 | 1667 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40PM1.45m | 11:06AM1.54m | 11:28PM1.48m | 11:53AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.46m | 4:27AM0.44m | 5:05PM0.46m | 5:23AM0.42m | 6:00PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 6 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1601 | 1624 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8359 | 5672 | 4649 | 3384 | 2378 | 1036 | 545 | 326 | 538 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 561 | 682 | 612 | 225 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 48 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2541 | 4796 | 6085 | 10982 | 14741 | 14846 | 12348 | 11722 | — | — | — | 31 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 51 | 1667 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 68 | 304 | 165 | 165 | 304 | 746 | 1021 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 |
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