Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.75° S 170.65° E

Otago Peninsula - Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Long Beach sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.8° 

Otago Peninsula - Long 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 - Long Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Long Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
110
87
62
65
66
82
58
56
35
35
29
39
15
21
18
35
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM1.54m
9:37AM1.63m
10:05PM1.57m
10:44AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.34m
4:00PM0.37m
4:22AM0.29m
5:01PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
3
2
2
2
3
5
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
3
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