Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 8PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)141313131313141010141313121212111111141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58754626370840624937230497966664051512101181964915763632621536138211891074888608432
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
1.83
4:05AM
1.84
4:28PM
1.82
4:50AM
1.80
5:13PM
1.80
5:35AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.21
10:01PM
0.19
10:25AM
0.20
10:46PM
0.20
11:07AM
0.21
11:29PM
0.22
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:54-------7:54-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91112121099910121314151616161718191919181817
Feels °C (?)0246445568810111413131517171616151615
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