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Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 16 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 705 | 1383 | 2035 | 1654 | 1271 | 1048 | 735 | 711 | 934 | 971 | 849 | 780 | 849 | 759 | 674 | 1210 | 1174 | 1060 | 1327 | 2461 | 2514 | 2454 | 2235 | 1976 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15PM 1.77 | 8:51AM 1.87 | 9:21PM 1.73 | 9:55AM 1.86 | 10:27PM 1.74 | 10:58AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:05AM 0.27 | 3:42PM 0.34 | 4:10AM 0.27 | 4:52PM 0.31 | 5:15AM 0.24 | 5:57PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
Cross-shore wind at Dunedin - St Clair has become offshore (light winds from the N at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station 80 km from Dunedin - St Clair). 1.3m 19s long period groundswell from the S with a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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