Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Dec)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414667778810991211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206194189268272264211206478193202189127134298255407203147144280222170157
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
0
WSW
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
1.74
10:43PM
1.66
11:10AM
1.70
11:37PM
1.65
12:01PM
1.66
12:28AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.25
4:12PM
0.30
4:35AM
0.31
5:09PM
0.34
5:35AM
0.36
6:06PM
0.36
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-----9:19-------9:20-------9:21--
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22---122----------------
Temp. °C101112121212111110101113151512111010121213131212
Feels °C (?)77767810523369988771188768
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