
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
614 | 569 | 536 | 536 | 578 | 536 | 472 | 521 | 538 | 444 | 437 | 376 | 335 | 264 | 98 | 72 | 39 | 42 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
614 | 569 | 536 | 536 | 578 | 536 | 472 | 521 | 538 | 444 | 437 | 376 | 335 | 264 | 98 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 72 | 39 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 |
2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
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