Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.75° S 170.65° E

Otago Peninsula - Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Long Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
1.8
SE
10
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.6
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
7
7
6
6
7
7
634
30
29
41
67
65
58
82
215
314
224
170
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:04PM1.58m
7:30AM1.57m
7:57PM1.55m
8:30AM1.58m
8:59PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.37m
1:58PM0.37m
2:24AM0.37m
2:57PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
4
1
2
2
3
5
6
4
3
2
2
2
3
5
6
3
2
Feels °C
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
2
3
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
2
-1
-2
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