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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
80 | 128 | 148 | 195 | 151 | 335 | 336 | 954 | 2555 | 2954 | 4351 | 3454 | 3062 | 2452 | 2019 | 1778 | 1511 | 1401 | 1249 | 1127 | 983 | 1011 | 922 | 987 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.78m | 2:19PM1.79m | 2:40AM1.75m | 3:03PM1.78m | 3:23AM1.71m | 3:46PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:40PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.25m | 9:24PM0.27m | 9:40AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
37 | 37 | 112 | 117 | 98 | 335 | 336 | 117 | 1 | 9 | 3184 | 3454 | 3062 | 2452 | 2019 | 1778 | 1511 | 1401 | 1249 | 1127 | 983 | 1011 | 922 | 987 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
11 | 128 | 148 | 195 | 151 | 176 | 172 | 4 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
80 | 10 | 46 | 69 | 127 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 954 | 2555 | 2954 | 4351 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 91 | 299 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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