Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 749 | 688 | 544 | 522 | 443 | 443 | 334 | 325 | 257 | 203 | 166 | 121 | 87 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 61 | 144 | 512 | 264 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.78m | 4:49AM1.79m | 5:11PM1.73m | 5:35AM1.75m | 5:57PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.11m | 10:43PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.13m | 11:26PM0.15m | 11:51AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 749 | 688 | 544 | 522 | 443 | 443 | 327 | 310 | 334 | 351 | 294 | 237 | 232 | 183 | 174 | 142 | 44 | 144 | 512 | 264 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | 325 | 257 | 203 | 166 | 121 | 87 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 59 | — | 229 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 5 | — | E 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 61 | 4 | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 101 | 133 | 159 | 195 | 227 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 164 | 235 | 129 | 117 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 111 | 195 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 6 | 0 |
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