Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Long Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Long Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.55m | 11:36PM1.48m | 12:01PM1.60m | 00:17AM1.53m | 12:40PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.47m | 5:32AM0.41m | 6:02PM0.42m | 6:14AM0.34m | 6:42PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 5 | S 15 | E 12 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 464 | 295 | 227 | 141 | 14 | 215 | 279 | 357 | 99 | 381 | 371 | 5 | 1275 | 24 | 623 | 316 | 228 | 582 | 223 | 230 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 9 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 272 | 198 | 200 | 206 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 376 | 87 | 73 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 640 | 545 | 22 | 597 | 488 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | — | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 15 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | WSW 4 | S 8 | — | SW 15 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 1021 | 215 | 181 | 164 | 358 | 2 | 4 | 1507 | 65 | 1993 | 454 | 3038 | 11 | 270 | — | 3556 | 561 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 98 | 51 | 295 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 65 | 269 | 357 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 98 | 101 | 39 | 35 |
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