Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 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 (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 63 | 54 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1613 | 11 | 2480 | 11 | 7 | 3217 | 2714 | 2343 | 1834 | 870 | 1527 | 1418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.80m | 8:08PM1.65m | 8:43AM1.79m | 9:17PM1.66m | 9:49AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.36m | 2:56AM0.32m | 3:39PM0.35m | 4:05AM0.29m | 4:49PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 69 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 63 | 54 | 29 | 1948 | 1428 | 1613 | 2320 | 2480 | 3543 | 7 | 3217 | 2714 | 2343 | 1834 | 870 | 1527 | 1418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 61 | 96 | 101 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 264 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1034 | 159 | 287 | 639 | 2392 | 2733 | 2467 | 31 | 6 | 2 | — | 20 | 7559 | 3694 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 20 | 462 | 463 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 66 | 66 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
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