Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Feb 24) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach in the next 12 days are 4.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Mar 02) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Feb 25) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Tue 24th Feb)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf 7PM (Fri 27th Feb)4ft (1.2m) 15s
Most Powerful 1AM (Mon 2nd Mar)15ft (4.5m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)12111116161514146131312141313121013131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90829215141938736789318713416438361268095878417554494661126121685
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
20
SW
15
SE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
5
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NE
20
W
40
SW
50
SSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
1.65
10:54PM
1.75
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
2:16PM
1.77
2:47AM
1.90
3:09PM
1.81
3:38AM
1.91
4:00PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.31
4:11PM
0.29
4:50AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
7:29PM
0.25
8:12AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.23
9:28PM
0.15
10:00AM
0.19
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-7:03--7:05--7:07--7:07--7:09--7:11--7:13-
Sunset--8:35--8:32--8:31--8:30--8:28--8:25--8:23
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2-----34-------11-222
Temp. °C151413121315191112121211111313141211101111
Feels °C (?)9910768183788881091120134
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Information about the Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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