Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.8° 

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
67
149
400
669
756
756
768
768
615
606
520
476
402
317
154
118
118
98
78
71
68
48
34
32
21
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM1.77m
00:22AM1.71m
12:50PM1.78m
1:15AM1.75m
1:41PM1.78m
2:06AM1.78m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.23m
6:00PM0.25m
6:26AM0.22m
7:02PM0.23m
7:28AM0.21m
7:58PM0.20m
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6:11
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6:09
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8:30
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8:31
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Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
7
6
6
3
2
3
3
4
6
7
7
7
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
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