Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111141414131212121111111313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)946900763713701546138213801247104173860941832521419818018018313811482136313
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
0
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.80
5:13PM
1.80
5:35AM
1.75
5:57PM
1.76
6:19AM
1.69
6:42PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.20
11:07AM
0.21
11:29PM
0.22
11:47AM
0.24
12:10AM
0.27
12:27PM
0.29
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:54-------7:56-------7:58---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C151616161719212020191817161717191817161111101011
Feels °C (?)11131413151718171616161514161519161514556710
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