Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 775 | 752 | 613 | 608 | 505 | 497 | 418 | 411 | 407 | 352 | 352 | 307 | 277 | 273 | 222 | 219 | 222 | 678 | 5032 | 7022 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.68m | 4:06AM1.59m | 4:30PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.58m | 5:11PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.26m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -6 | -8 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 892 | 775 | 752 | 613 | 608 | 505 | 497 | 418 | 411 | 341 | 279 | 274 | 209 | 198 | 177 | 222 | 116 | 167 | 129 | 53 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 874 | 712 | 702 | 586 | 561 | 472 | 465 | 362 | 368 | 407 | 352 | 352 | 307 | 277 | 273 | 154 | 219 | 222 | 85 | 58 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 20 | WSW 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 25 | — | 37 | 31 | 52 | 31 | 157 | 10 | 116 | 116 | 83 | 57 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 45 | 72 | 1 | 245 | 179 | — | 7 | 678 | 5032 | 7022 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 304 | 436 | 261 |
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