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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
7635 | 8043 | 7568 | 6901 | 7533 | 4768 | 3940 | 3263 | 2693 | 2209 | 1915 | 1447 | 1946 | 5856 | 4397 | 5748 | 6564 | 6165 | 5696 | 4929 | 4509 | 5580 | 3775 | 2953 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.63m | 11:13AM1.59m | 11:37PM1.68m | 11:59AM1.67m | 00:23AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.42m | 4:42AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.38m | 5:34AM0.37m | 5:57PM0.33m | 6:26AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
-4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 76 | 129 | 253 | 249 | 5511 | 4768 | 3940 | 3263 | 2693 | 2209 | 1613 | 1447 | 1946 | 3559 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 79 | 47 | 363 | 4197 | 3775 | 2953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | ENE 15 | SSW 26 | ENE 14 | SSW 24 | ENE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 97 | 45 | — | — | 245 | 238 | 227 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 286 | 265 | 163 | 126 | — | — | 21 | 66 | 38 | 184 | 47 | 469 | 664 | 863 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 111 | 32 | 32 | 71 | 69 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 3 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 7635 | 8043 | 7568 | 6901 | 7533 | — | — | — | — | 2174 | 1915 | 3 | — | 5856 | 4397 | 5748 | 6564 | 6165 | 5696 | 4929 | 4509 | 5580 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 309 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 169 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 13 |
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