
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3420 | 2613 | 2220 | 1792 | 1452 | 1139 | 962 | 706 | 644 | 569 | 536 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 504 | 538 | 479 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:40AM1.65m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.26m | 3:04AM0.28m | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
3420 | 2613 | 2220 | 1792 | 1452 | 1139 | 962 | 706 | 644 | 569 | 536 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 504 | 538 | 479 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 45 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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