Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010999981514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196125125125125120102102100987774745148472828334269635855
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.90
6:27AM
1.78
7:03PM
1.86
7:29AM
1.70
8:06PM
1.82
8:35AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.20
1:25PM
0.20
1:59AM
0.25
2:24PM
0.21
3:02AM
0.29
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset-7:46-------7:45-------7:43------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211121212121213141415151415161716141413131212
Feels °C (?)9910101010108811121413131414151413141312109
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