Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 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
11.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
NE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)161515151414141514141466667716161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1741721131101061061071121076963159695151598918624531440677311851005
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
30
W
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
25
NW
40
WNW
15
W
10
NW
20
N
10
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
25
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.88
1:53PM
1.91
2:14AM
1.88
2:36PM
1.88
2:56AM
1.86
3:18PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.24
8:39PM
0.20
9:01AM
0.25
9:18PM
0.23
9:43AM
0.26
9:57PM
0.26
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:37-------6:35-------6:33------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:08-------8:09--
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------131---------
Temp. °C9991212121010101113151211101091114121210910
Feels °C (?)3444576322694876651162002
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 45 km from Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu has become light (light winds from the SW at DunedinAeroAws). Waves should be turning clean at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu. 1.2m 5s windswell from the NE with a 0.8m 9s swell from the S and a 0.6m 14s groundswell, also from the S as well as a 0.3m 10s swell, also from the ESE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu
  2. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the SW at DunedinAeroAws 24 km from Dunedin - St Clair). 0.7m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 9s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Dunedin - St Clair
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9 km/h
SW
0.0
11.4
Air / Water (°C)
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