Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2376 | 1759 | 1449 | 1592 | 2032 | 2727 | 5377 | 4281 | 3928 | 3048 | 1469 | 1214 | 933 | 859 | 730 | 656 | 553 | 425 | 917 | 250 | 201 | 132 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.70m | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 1759 | 1449 | 1592 | 2032 | 2727 | 3808 | 7 | 5 | 3048 | 1469 | 1214 | 933 | 859 | 730 | 656 | 222 | 248 | 917 | 240 | 201 | 132 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 378 | 319 | 305 | 312 | 264 | 248 | 553 | 425 | 4 | 250 | 183 | 118 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2376 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 5377 | 4281 | 3928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 17 | 27 | 55 | 83 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 57 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 25 | 6 |
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