Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Jun 2025 NZST
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Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)991212181716151566121211710771079166714141313131312121212121211111813161615141313121211111111111010101012913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)836013919722725542345548936837619623123721617315510987655779427289360290357433456416271303297241169188751321045029943928290202965443390629612474217417711071871678528383270224330238166232
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
0
SSE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
1.75
7:59PM
1.81
8:33AM
1.80
8:58PM
1.84
9:31AM
1.86
9:57PM
1.87
10:28AM
1.92
10:54PM
1.88
11:24AM
1.97
11:51PM
1.89
12:20PM
2.00
12:49AM
1.89
1:18PM
2.02
1:46AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.35
2:19PM
0.28
2:56AM
0.33
3:14PM
0.28
3:52AM
0.29
4:13PM
0.28
4:48AM
0.23
5:15PM
0.25
5:44AM
0.18
6:17PM
0.20
6:40AM
0.13
7:17PM
0.14
7:37AM
0.09
8:14PM
0.10
8:34AM
0.06
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-
Sunset----4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:58-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C988989888889101010999101011101099999999988101316988777898775567911109991013
Feels °C (?)6555220-1-2-13688764422333234567555325790-3-3-3-3-102334111126655548
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