Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1.1
SW
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010109109998910101010101010131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14021250942669516307235194135176103148148164168175178145437497578587679606
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.63
1:01PM
1.57
1:27AM
1.64
1:47PM
1.58
2:13AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.43
6:48AM
0.47
7:08PM
0.43
7:42AM
0.46
7:59PM
0.41
8:33AM
0.43
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-9:27-------9:27-------9:25------
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------231111
Temp. °C151614131212131414141414131314141413121211111111
Feels °C (?)91099910109910121412111311111110108777
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