Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 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
10.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131212121212589912121010121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)47472019181717171514141414383512477461390374285334616501470
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
1.78
7:17AM
1.78
7:38PM
1.67
8:06AM
1.69
8:28PM
1.58
8:57AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.33
2:04PM
0.32
2:19AM
0.38
2:46PM
0.38
3:05AM
0.41
3:31PM
0.42
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunrise----7:15-------7:13-------7:11---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:04-------6:05
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C1413121112131313111098891175556691110
Feels °C (?)87657101098754235-2-10111577
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 9 km from Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach has swung offshore (light winds from the NNW at Port Chalmers wx). 0.2m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.2m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 24 min ago

11 km/h
NNW
Offshore
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