
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 42 | 62 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 264 | 264 | 284 | 587 | 717 | 606 | 3604 | 778 | 749 | 815 | 665 | 1257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:57PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.41m | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | 6:43AM0.37m | 7:18PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 |
23 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 84 | 264 | 284 | 587 | 717 | 67 | 43 | 778 | 749 | 236 | 226 | 1257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SW 13 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 |
39 | 11 | 62 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 264 | 57 | 103 | 39 | 96 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 815 | 665 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 11 | SE 12 | — | E 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 9 | ESE 17 | NE 8 |
9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | — | 8 | 42 | 45 | 39 | 202 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
29 | 46 | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 77 | 128 | 33 | 606 | 3604 | 452 | 343 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 261 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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