Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2166
2846
3010
3162
2830
2281
1865
1634
1422
1155
1172
1013
998
1011
972
987
1018
1079
1127
1028
934
921
811
700
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
5
N
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:40AM1.75m
3:03PM1.78m
3:23AM1.71m
3:46PM1.76m
4:06AM1.67m
4:29PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.26m
8:59AM0.25m
9:24PM0.27m
9:40AM0.26m
10:06PM0.29m
10:20AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:31
7:33
7:33
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5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
15
16
18
18
2
2
2
4
5
7
7
6
7
8
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1
9
9
3162
2830
2281
1865
1634
1422
1155
1172
1013
998
1011
972
987
1018
1079
1127
1028
934
921
811
700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
8
8
4
2
5
2
18
9
4
4
3
3
5
6
7
4
4
4
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
2
16
17
13
7
4
3
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2166
2846
3010
4
19
27
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
367
45
45
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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