Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° S 170.70° E

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.5° 

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
3
SW
7
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
123
148
966
2450
5259
5670
5226
4424
3562
2873
2792
2634
2446
2324
1927
1647
1601
4447
2446
2655
2618
5072
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNW
55
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM1.50m
12:27PM1.59m
00:47AM1.52m
1:12PM1.62m
1:30AM1.56m
1:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.40m
6:42PM0.42m
6:58AM0.37m
7:31PM0.38m
7:45AM0.32m
8:15PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
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5:55
5:57
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
11
12
14
15
14
12
13
13
13
14
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
0
4
6
9
12
10
7
8
9
9
9
6
5
4
3
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