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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 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 796 | 833 | 795 | 807 | 821 | 925 | 1064 | 1352 | 1449 | 1639 | 1655 | 1881 | 1298 | 1198 | 1086 | 1194 | 1253 | 1236 | 1307 | 1186 | 1162 | 1100 | 984 | 865 | 1448 | 1154 | 933 | 1032 | 1252 | 1200 | 1266 | 1169 | 940 | 788 | 725 | 615 | 490 | 468 | 523 | 682 | 872 | 851 | 735 | 605 | 564 | 480 | 518 | 1655 | 2859 | 2739 | 2474 | 2056 | 1582 | 1424 | 1298 | 1074 | 947 | 839 | 752 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54AM 1.63 | 8:22PM 1.68 | 8:50AM 1.66 | 9:18PM 1.67 | 9:47AM 1.70 | 10:14PM 1.67 | 10:45AM 1.74 | 11:11PM 1.68 | 11:42AM 1.79 | 12:07AM 1.70 | 12:38PM 1.83 | 1:02AM 1.72 | 1:33PM 1.86 | 1:56AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 0.24 | 1:51PM 0.21 | 2:19AM 0.23 | 2:43PM 0.23 | 3:10AM 0.23 | 3:40PM 0.25 | 4:07AM 0.22 | 4:42PM 0.25 | 5:08AM 0.21 | 5:48PM 0.25 | 6:11AM 0.18 | 6:53PM 0.22 | 7:14AM 0.15 | 7:55PM 0.19 | 8:13AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
The wind is still cross-on at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay (fresh winds from the WSW at DunedinAeroAws 35 km from Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay). 1.5m 10s swell from the E with a 1.5m 10s swell from the E and a 1.1m 5s windswell from the WSW as well as a 0.7m 14s groundswell from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
35 km away, 1 h 15 min ago
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