Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)10101313121414131312121267791515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)686742132154297323299290223175116351282158178148142138136136347318257
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
15
S
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
ENE
5
E
25
N
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
1.78
9:14PM
1.70
9:41AM
1.71
10:09PM
1.66
10:34AM
1.66
11:02PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.19
2:45PM
0.25
3:06AM
0.27
3:35PM
0.31
3:59AM
0.35
4:26PM
0.37
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:56-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----9:29-------9:29-------9:28--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1---11-----13331---
Temp. °C151515151516161717151417151414141313141618191921
Feels °C (?)15151411101212161613912810121199111517191415
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