Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1487 | 1356 | 1193 | 1060 | 1028 | 711 | 732 | 859 | 1049 | 1100 | 983 | 1126 | 968 | 749 | 521 | 390 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 213 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.60m | 11:10PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.65m | 11:52PM1.69m | 12:09PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.38m | 5:32AM0.38m | 6:06PM0.35m | 6:22AM0.35m | 6:51PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1487 | 1356 | 1193 | 1060 | 1028 | 711 | 732 | 859 | 1049 | 1100 | 983 | 1126 | 968 | 749 | 521 | 390 | 336 | 373 | 3 | 116 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 22 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 15 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SW 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2495 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 851 | 471 | 213 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
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