Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 10AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2981 | 3517 | 3455 | 3684 | 3801 | 7058 | 5276 | 7271 | 7954 | 11442 | 9964 | 9276 | 8725 | 5212 | 7399 | 4489 | 4158 | 3788 | 3183 | 2834 | 2591 | 2065 | 1831 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.71m | 6:13AM1.75m | 6:38PM1.68m | 7:04AM1.74m | 7:31PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.13m | 00:04AM0.14m | 12:30PM0.14m | 00:49AM0.15m | 1:18PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 65 | 4001 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 7265 | 6533 | 5939 | 5387 | 5212 | 4806 | 4489 | 4158 | 3788 | 3183 | 2834 | 2591 | 2065 | 1831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2981 | 3517 | 3455 | 3684 | 3801 | 7058 | 5276 | 7271 | 7954 | 11442 | 9964 | 9276 | 8725 | — | 7399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 22 | 22 | 169 | 172 | 308 | 22 | 169 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 282 | 313 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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