
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
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 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
838 | 1491 | 3945 | 3759 | 3901 | 3858 | 3249 | 2968 | 3156 | 1380 | 5404 | 7641 | 8051 | 9045 | 11370 | 11833 | 11276 | 13593 | 13508 | 7098 | 6315 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
838 | 812 | 75 | 3759 | 3901 | 3858 | 3249 | 2968 | 3156 | 1376 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9939 | 8427 | 7098 | 6315 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
544 | 76 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 4 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
80 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
60 | 1491 | 3945 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1380 | 5404 | 7641 | 8051 | 9045 | 11370 | 11833 | 11276 | 13593 | 13508 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 165 | 308 | 53 | 68 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 489 | 53 | 31 | 53 |
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