Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151514141414131313131313131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)419409387275372367357337268225178175136134134312330330330407494487480384
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
10
NNW
25
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
7:29PM
0.25
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:34-------8:31-------8:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------147---------------
Temp. °C12151617191413131111111211111110111112111111109
Feels °C (?)591012181012105557888677998887
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