Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° 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 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
E
0.5
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)121213131313131313121212131317161615141316151111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23232517171717171625393943441091461601429545125116970846
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
5
ENE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
25
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
1.63
11:50AM
1.58
12:15AM
1.68
12:35PM
1.65
12:59AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
0.47
5:26AM
0.47
5:45PM
0.42
6:19AM
0.41
6:38PM
0.35
7:09AM
0.34
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:05------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------2481-
Temp. °C141413131313141515141312121213141413131311101113
Feels °C (?)898789101013119877913121010116569
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