Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 9PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 870 | 1378 | 2333 | 2650 | 2625 | 2002 | 1582 | 1397 | 1214 | 1397 | 1225 | 1052 | 899 | 862 | 826 | 733 | 615 | 596 | 512 | 497 | 489 | 423 | 341 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.59m | 8:20AM1.53m | 8:46PM1.59m | 9:12AM1.57m | 9:37PM1.60m | 10:05AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.32m | 1:54AM0.34m | 2:12PM0.32m | 2:38AM0.33m | 3:00PM0.32m | 3:27AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 356 | 332 | 269 | 275 | 235 | 1534 | 1498 | 1393 | 1214 | 1397 | 1225 | 489 | 375 | 255 | 826 | 733 | 615 | 390 | 272 | 502 | 518 | 591 | 419 | 453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 10 | SW 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 108 | 872 | 296 | 296 | 179 | 145 | 110 | 96 | 54 | 37 | 1052 | 899 | 862 | 194 | 81 | 180 | 596 | 512 | 497 | 489 | 423 | 341 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 13 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 22 | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 144 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 94 | — | — | 35 | 35 | 106 | 103 | 108 | 55 | 9 | 93 | 37 | 72 | 176 | 174 | 310 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 870 | 1378 | 2333 | 2650 | 2625 | 2002 | 1582 | 1397 | 1039 | 804 | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | 133 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 176 | 169 | 170 | 232 | 195 | 195 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 195 | 18 |
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