Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)88111188121212111111111010101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291253270247157167237278289307297247238173178171168168171178189196172185
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
1.71
3:57PM
1.62
4:21AM
1.72
4:39PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.74
5:20PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.37
10:13PM
0.31
10:43AM
0.34
10:54PM
0.29
11:22AM
0.32
11:34PM
0.27
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----9:23-------9:23-------9:22--
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C111111121212111110101011111212121111111213131212
Feels °C (?)7767778988998888999910111011
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