Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.60° E

Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.0° 

Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
1030
1019
907
2494
2207
1915
754
882
836
791
747
344
295
274
223
265
303
411
454
367
461
133
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
E
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:29AM1.53m
11:52PM1.47m
12:16PM1.57m
00:37AM1.52m
1:00PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.44m
5:20PM0.45m
5:37AM0.42m
6:13PM0.42m
6:31AM0.38m
7:04PM0.37m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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8:09
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Temp °C
10
11
14
17
15
13
10
10
9
9
12
14
15
13
11
12
12
13
17
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
9
12
10
8
6
6
7
7
10
11
11
11
11
9
7
9
13
16
14
12
12
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