Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 958 | 1760 | 1513 | 1208 | 1034 | 908 | 1260 | 1268 | 1415 | 1771 | 2695 | 1547 | 1572 | 1759 | 1839 | 1780 | 1810 | 2204 | 2345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.43m | 9:47AM1.51m | 10:13PM1.42m | 10:40AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.41m | 3:02AM0.41m | 3:35PM0.45m | 3:51AM0.44m | 4:26PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 356 | 75 | 50 | 1208 | 1034 | 908 | 938 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1706 | 1547 | 1572 | 1759 | 1839 | 1780 | 1810 | 2204 | 2345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1322 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 958 | 1760 | 1513 | — | — | — | 1260 | 1268 | 1415 | 1771 | 2695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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