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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
13.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (02 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)121211666811111110109899101091110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140110290148141162271595686560435380293176227188235230158269192184148205
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
W
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		crossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.84
5:39AM
1.93
6:02PM
1.83
6:31AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.13
11:25PM
0.07
11:55AM
0.13
12:14AM
0.10
12:41PM
0.16
1:01AM
0.16
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---9:08-------9:07-------9:06----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--431-------------------
Temp. °C1718131212111111111111111010991011131212121211
Feels °C (?)1617767667777888779910109998
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