Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 721 | 752 | 818 | 1108 | 778 | 759 | 1531 | 1762 | 1693 | 1797 | 2243 | 2878 | 3114 | 2680 | 2374 | 2122 | 1797 | 1578 | 1374 | 1301 | 1301 | 1143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:24AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 607 | 721 | 752 | 818 | 1108 | 778 | 759 | 1531 | 1762 | 1693 | 1797 | 2243 | 2878 | 3114 | 2680 | 2374 | 2122 | 1797 | 1578 | 1374 | 1301 | 1301 | 1143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 30 | 27 | 49 | 47 | 84 | 132 | 31 | 99 | 147 | 165 | 155 | 150 | 167 | 189 | 140 | 129 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 54 | 74 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 70 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | — | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 37 | 52 | 47 | 50 | — | — | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 166 |
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