Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSE
2
SW
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)121111111010109991310109910101010981088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1092785676566452327268207162133133234262256256235201173172865455315504354
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
0
E
20
NE
20
NW
30
W
35
W
45
W
50
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.74
1:20PM
1.73
1:43AM
1.79
2:04PM
1.80
2:28AM
1.83
2:49PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
0.34
7:30PM
0.28
7:57AM
0.27
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
9:08PM
0.15
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00------5:59---
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1------------14---11----
Temp. °C11101113131311101091012131210101010101112111110
Feels °C (?)779111111876571087320-1-302246
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