Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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
13.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (27 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101010991057810111010121214151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50392524745231321072621692863197760114118164226283443431476463
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
N
15
NW
15
SE
15
NE
25
NNW
20
N
25
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
0
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.49
10:49AM
1.60
11:14PM
1.56
11:39AM
1.65
12:04AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
0.40
4:06AM
0.37
4:39PM
0.37
5:00AM
0.34
5:32PM
0.32
5:56AM
0.29
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---9:02-------9:05-------9:06----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C162222171417161211111211111211101415161514141314
Feels °C (?)111619141111116477645761011131413131212
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