Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4782 | 1631 | 693 | 675 | 657 | 1191 | 1007 | 1021 | 1216 | 3235 | 4063 | 4585 | 4059 | 3462 | 3002 | 2620 | 2352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.79m | 6:23PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.76m | 7:20PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.07m | 11:59AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1567 | 1631 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 1191 | 1007 | 1021 | 1216 | 3235 | 4063 | 4585 | 4059 | 3462 | 3002 | 2620 | 2352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 234 | 232 | 693 | 675 | 657 | 566 | 595 | 683 | 666 | 632 | 675 | 666 | 631 | 561 | 463 | 450 | 431 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | S 24 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 326 | 397 | 447 | — | — | — | — | 890 | 746 | 608 | 428 | 407 | 532 | 595 | 329 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
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