Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111101016161616151515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29417714015847598279921061191042263924194093872753723673523428331061
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
25
NNE
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.74
10:21AM
1.65
10:54PM
1.75
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.27
3:48AM
0.31
4:11PM
0.29
4:50AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-8:37-------8:35-------8:34------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1----------------143
Temp. °C151416151313131413131212111113151616171614131211
Feels °C (?)87111089911111077668910121614121154
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