Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 291 | 885 | 727 | 856 | 932 | 726 | 513 | 365 | 287 | 189 | 135 | 383 | 459 | 549 | 604 | 59 | 1471 | 1269 | 1639 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 304 | 317 | 332 | 275 | 296 | 202 | 212 | 170 | 143 | 131 | 48 | 98 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 224 | 55 | 44 | 31 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 221 | 184 | 169 | 128 | 123 | 103 | 105 | 131 | 96 | 66 | 29 | 134 | 126 | 121 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 65 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 802 | 1209 | — | — | — | 2 | 35 | 104 | — | — | 225 | 965 | — | — | — | 876 | — | 4 | 27 | 4022 | 8315 | 10650 | 9825 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 14 | 278 | 436 | 466 | 308 | 852 |
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