Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 545 | 494 | 595 | 653 | 201 | 269 | 3243 | 2930 | 2661 | 2878 | 2655 | 2313 | 1906 | 2118 | 5562 | 7784 | 7498 | 6631 | 5163 | 6056 | 5131 | 4109 | 3577 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:30AM2.03m | 4:00PM2.10m | 4:22AM2.03m | 4:51PM2.07m | 5:15AM2.00m | 5:42PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM-0.03m | 10:52PM0.08m | 11:18AM-0.01m | 11:43PM0.12m | 12:09PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 443 | 545 | 494 | 595 | 653 | 201 | 3383 | 3243 | 2930 | 2661 | 2878 | 2655 | 2313 | 1906 | 2118 | 5562 | 7784 | 7498 | 6631 | 5163 | 6056 | 5131 | 4109 | 3577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 100 | 55 | 55 | 198 | 2 | 269 | 341 | 362 | 441 | 575 | 597 | 733 | 724 | 806 | 826 | 805 | 773 | 742 | 585 | 569 | 545 | 453 | 447 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ENE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | — | SW 24 | ESE 15 | — | — | SSW 24 | S 23 | — | — | S 22 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 14 | 83 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 148 | 890 | — | — | 1077 | 880 | — | — | 227 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 177 | 459 | 650 | 964 | 2967 | 6237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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