
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1452 | 1139 | 861 | 706 | 614 | 569 | 605 | 647 | 578 | 578 | 472 | 513 | 538 | 444 | 437 | 376 | 281 | 196 | 187 | 72 | 39 | 43 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.65m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.28m | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | NE 6 |
1452 | 1139 | 861 | 706 | 614 | 569 | 605 | 647 | 578 | 578 | 472 | 513 | 538 | 444 | 437 | 376 | 281 | 196 | 187 | 72 | 24 | 43 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 13 |
78 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | 54 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 58 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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