Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Surf Forecast

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Otago Peninsula - Long Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST

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Otago Peninsula - Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Otago Peninsula - Long Beach sea temperature is 10.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Long Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (18 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s

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

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	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	S	S	S	SSE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	10	12	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	8	9	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	14	14	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	24	38	30	20	16	16	29	33	87	54	187	614	641	846
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	WSW	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)					12:48AM 1.73				1:15PM 1.83				1:33AM 1.75				1:57PM 1.82				2:15AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)			6:37PM 0.23				6:54AM 0.16				7:23PM 0.21				7:39AM 0.14				8:05PM 0.19				8:21AM 0.15

	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-
Sunset	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	6	5	4	3	3	6	9	9	7	5	5	4	4	7	13	15	11	10	9	9	8	10	12
Feels °C (?)	2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	2	4	3	1	-1	1	0	1	3	8	10	6	7	5	4	2	7	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Otago Peninsula - Long Beach (moderate winds from the SSW at Port Chalmers wx 8 km from Otago Peninsula - Long Beach). 0.3m 7s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.
1 hour 9 minutes ago Otago Peninsula - Long Beach

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