Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
3
2
3
1
3
4
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)91010101010910101112131312121111111010109913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9901055116310409067685285988071049155327172532201115691144941466608463386265216177
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSE
15
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
20
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.57
10:42PM
1.62
11:08AM
1.67
11:28PM
1.70
11:51AM
1.77
12:13AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.34
5:27AM
0.32
5:44PM
0.30
6:13AM
0.27
6:34PM
0.24
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:01----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2221----1---
Temp. °C131414141313121213131314141312111113131212111110
Feels °C (?)8101198877912101011128768988777
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