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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111213131313131414131414131310101011111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)688610810415824929035245145846558657761254145138041540748059388212761648
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
10
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
1.50
12:19AM
1.59
12:41PM
1.53
1:06AM
1.63
1:27PM
1.58
1:52AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.51
6:17AM
0.52
6:35PM
0.48
7:13AM
0.49
7:30PM
0.43
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---8:06-------8:04-------8:01----
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------132----------
Temp. °C131415151516181613141312121211101115161615131514
Feels °C (?)8891011131212810111111865713141514111110
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