
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 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s 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 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | 61 | 322 | 506 | 264 | 437 | 443 | 248 | 240 | 510 | 532 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 577 | 239 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.75m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | 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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
170 | 138 | 44 | 322 | 506 | 264 | 437 | 443 | 72 | 70 | 510 | 532 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 577 | 126 | 134 | 115 | 87 | 175 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 |
44 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 84 | 229 | 38 | 101 | 248 | 167 | 77 | 66 | 90 | 75 | 64 | 33 | 71 | 239 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 60 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 |
7 | 9 | 61 | 7 | — | — | — | 231 | 246 | 240 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
— | — | 126 | 156 | 147 | 159 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 77 | 66 | — | — | 62 | 79 | 89 | 53 | 109 | 182 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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