
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1002 | 824 | 824 | 679 | 659 | 526 | 493 | 412 | 380 | 189 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 121 | 453 | 848 | 1714 | 1520 | 1056 | 1052 | 1083 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.67m | 2:42PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.71m | 3:23PM1.74m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:05PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:18AM0.16m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
1002 | 824 | 824 | 679 | 659 | 526 | 493 | 412 | 380 | 108 | 78 | 181 | 178 | 27 | 168 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 180 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 12 | ESE 14 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 7 | SSW 20 |
9 | 8 | 50 | 25 | 35 | 125 | 84 | 75 | 81 | 147 | 184 | 81 | 90 | 173 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 76 | 59 | 86 | 85 | 2 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
4 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 25 | — | 47 | 85 | 46 | 189 | 144 | 112 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | — | 12 | 38 | 453 | 848 | 1714 | 1520 | 1056 | 1052 | 1083 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 165 | 269 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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