Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141412121211111111111010101010101010101010101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14613626030633732030830329722921620820220220016112712512511712011510068
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSE
25
S
15
S
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.92
5:09PM
1.92
5:33AM
1.87
6:04PM
1.90
6:27AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.14
11:40AM
0.19
12:08AM
0.16
12:31PM
0.19
1:02AM
0.20
1:25PM
0.20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:46-------7:45
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212121212121313131314141512121111111112141314
Feels °C (?)9991011101011111112131312791010881010911
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