Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3675 | 3759 | 3901 | 3858 | 3375 | 2968 | 3156 | 8738 | 5318 | 7742 | 8051 | 8487 | 10213 | 11681 | 11276 | 13593 | 7802 | 7044 | 5936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 3759 | 3901 | 3858 | 3375 | 2968 | 3156 | 3832 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9418 | 7802 | 7044 | 5936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3675 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8738 | 5318 | 7742 | 8051 | 8487 | 10213 | 11681 | 11276 | 13593 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 169 | 313 | 169 | 72 | 72 | 169 | 169 | 72 | 9 | 26 | 57 |
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