
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
443 | 248 | 240 | 510 | 447 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 621 | 328 | 427 | 219 | 222 | 175 | 170 | 159 | 149 | 233 | 278 | 436 | 583 | 389 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
443 | 88 | 86 | 510 | 93 | 105 | 493 | 437 | 55 | 621 | 328 | 427 | 219 | 222 | 175 | 170 | 159 | 149 | 144 | 111 | 93 | 87 | 389 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
101 | 248 | 167 | 88 | 447 | 512 | 86 | 71 | 357 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 91 | 49 | 33 | 142 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 7 | — | SW 8 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | SW 16 | SSW 10 | — | — | WSW 11 |
231 | 246 | 240 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 64 | — | 59 | 4 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 13 | — | 64 | 32 | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 67 | 111 | 114 | 106 | 135 | 233 | 278 | 436 | 583 | 302 | 219 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 116 | 116 | 200 | 269 | 116 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 237 | 16 | 261 | 308 | 269 | 15 |
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