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Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 236 | 427 | 421 | 335 | 272 | 272 | 57 | 69 | 85 | 64 | 53 | 54 | 65 | 47 | 69 | 161 | 140 | 78 | 153 | 100 | 60 | 37 | 41 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 2.11 | 4:25PM 1.93 | 4:55AM 2.08 | 5:21PM 1.92 | 5:51AM 2.04 | 6:18PM 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53AM 0.05 | 11:14PM 0.04 | 11:49AM 0.08 | 12:13AM 0.05 | 12:46PM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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