Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 322 | 506 | 264 | 437 | 443 | 248 | 240 | 510 | 447 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 494 | 323 | 362 | 222 | 222 | 175 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 322 | 506 | 264 | 437 | 443 | 88 | 70 | 510 | 447 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 494 | 323 | 362 | 222 | 222 | 175 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | — | 229 | 38 | 101 | 248 | 167 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 12 | — | 56 | 48 | 40 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 7 | — | — | — | 231 | 246 | 240 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 3 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 126 | 142 | 147 | 159 | 136 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 89 | 103 | 131 | 141 | 167 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 234 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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