Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313121616151414141413131313121212910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)695756333433323714013812111811611310599178222235217923311747904
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
1.82
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
2:16PM
1.77
2:47AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
7:29PM
0.25
8:12AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.23
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:31-------8:30-------8:29------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------------15-
Temp. °C111111111091112121211109911131313131212111012
Feels °C (?)66787578910877791110101088522
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