Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 65 | 82 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 58 | 23 | 37 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.79m | 11:41AM1.89m | 00:10AM1.88m | 12:36PM1.96m | 1:01AM1.95m | 1:27PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.19m | 6:38PM0.19m | 6:59AM0.14m | 7:30PM0.13m | 7:52AM0.11m | 8:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 101 | 207 | 24 | 18 | 183 | 176 | 178 | 37 | 44 | 190 | 183 | 179 | 177 | 172 | 68 | 64 | 161 | 209 | 39 | 51 | 58 | 395 | 654 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 15 | 188 | 186 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 215 | 212 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 172 | 174 | 59 | 35 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 152 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 98 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 65 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 13 | 18 | 23 | — | 21 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 255 | 19 | 207 | 207 | 125 | 35 |
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