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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | |
843 | 1082 | 3111 | 2535 | 3242 | 3072 | 2634 | 2106 | 1700 | 1336 | 1072 | 807 | 495 | 394 | 315 | 211 | 240 | 471 | 144 | 272 | 62 | 91 | 80 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.75m | 00:18AM1.80m | 12:43PM1.77m | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.31m | 6:01PM0.28m | 6:35AM0.29m | 7:00PM0.27m | 7:28AM0.26m | 7:53PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 843 | 1082 | 1614 | 2535 | 3242 | 3072 | 2634 | 2106 | 1700 | 1336 | 1072 | 807 | 495 | 394 | 315 | 211 | 58 | 107 | 98 | 93 | 62 | 50 | 34 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 290 | 138 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 63 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 91 | 80 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 2 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 17 | — | 1 | 240 | 471 | 144 | 272 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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