Surf Forecast Surf Report

Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
SE
0.6
S
0.3
SE
0.2
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)88891010121212111111101010101010101091010999810101099999814104555667644555556658788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3064463985024074417117436875654784002652121701047574704845463129281662088667771101526131811204318818181415187232151154483924
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
N
20
NNE
25
SSW
25
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.74
6:39PM
1.85
7:10AM
1.71
7:41PM
1.80
8:14AM
1.71
8:42PM
1.78
9:13AM
1.73
9:39PM
1.79
10:07AM
1.75
10:30PM
1.81
10:56AM
1.77
11:18PM
1.82
11:41AM
1.78
12:02AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.15
12:57PM
0.11
1:33AM
0.21
1:59PM
0.14
2:35AM
0.24
2:58PM
0.17
3:35AM
0.25
3:52PM
0.21
4:29AM
0.25
4:44PM
0.25
5:18AM
0.24
5:33PM
0.28
6:03AM
0.24
6:20PM
0.30
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1099991113131211101213141312121212121112141213131312121314131212121111111212121212111113151515161716161615121311108
Feels °C (?)33444588776678788898810128111111101010111010101099910119888810111111111211911117720-2
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