Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
3
2
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2
2
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1379
1052
820
656
454
514
421
427
491
512
1271
496
1059
669
251
222
1197
1528
2059
1560
2021
3339
5472
5659
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NW
15
SSW
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:47PM1.84m
8:15AM1.73m
8:45PM1.79m
9:14AM1.72m
9:42PM1.75m
10:10AM1.70m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.10m
1:47AM0.17m
2:09PM0.17m
2:42AM0.22m
3:06PM0.24m
3:39AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
13
12
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
Feels °C
6
10
10
8
7
12
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
7
5
3
4
4
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1379
1052
820
656
454
514
136
143
188
512
617
496
795
669
251
222
213
862
1228
1560
2021
3339
5472
5659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
S
22
0.1
E
18
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
S
10
0.1
SE
17
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
1
SSW
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
9
6
38
68
11
421
427
491
187
135
96
69
187
187
108
230
26
26
26
25
25
25
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SE
17
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.6
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
12
37
11
28
17
6
18
18
16
33
25
9
8
84
19
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
8
2.1
SW
12
1
SW
5
1.9
SW
12
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
44
69
56
61
81
124
2
44
61
1271
44
1059
171
213
1197
1528
2059
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
2
4
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
0
0
13
17
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
5
13
26
24
9
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
5
3
4
5
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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