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 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
317
332
275
296
202
212
170
143
131
225
965
459
549
604
876
1471
1269
1639
4022
8315
10650
9825
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
15
NNW
5
W
5
NE
15
SW
30
W
25
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
25
NNW
35
W
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:33AM1.64m
3:57PM1.71m
4:14AM1.65m
4:38PM1.70m
4:56AM1.66m
5:20PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.20m
10:14PM0.23m
10:30AM0.18m
10:53PM0.21m
11:10AM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:04
6:05
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
11
10
9
10
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
1
4
7
8
8
4
5
6
6
4
3
6
9
8
5
4
6
3
2
-4
-6
-6
-6
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