Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 556 | 276 | 380 | 372 | 402 | 472 | 411 | 702 | 555 | 403 | 367 | 305 | 288 | 277 | 228 | 219 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 191 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.64m | 10:06PM1.59m | 10:38AM1.69m | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.27m | 3:32PM0.30m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 589 | 556 | 276 | 380 | 372 | 281 | 230 | 411 | 702 | 555 | 403 | 367 | 305 | 288 | 277 | 228 | 219 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 57 | 214 | 209 | 268 | 187 | 472 | 194 | 181 | 124 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 93 | 125 | 82 | 81 | 191 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 18 | E 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 121 | 76 | 102 | 402 | 167 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 34 | 4 | 38 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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