Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
16.7° C
(Which is 4.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131310109891091010111010101010109999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84678901026898119713701319115711241481143211787705933262732261561531219896134
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
1.61
11:53PM
1.63
12:14PM
1.59
12:41AM
1.63
1:01PM
1.57
1:27AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.41
5:50AM
0.45
6:14PM
0.43
6:48AM
0.47
7:08PM
0.43
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset---9:28-------9:28-------9:27----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212118161311111012131616141212111314151414141413
Feels °C (?)14131083221351010118981110111313131211
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