Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (13 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
592
568
553
538
486
472
458
430
309
299
278
487
508
594
621
586
1892
2389
1856
1781
1257
530
443
362
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:00PM1.91m
2:24AM1.80m
2:54PM1.95m
3:18AM1.82m
3:49PM1.97m
4:14AM1.81m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.14m
8:20PM0.15m
8:39AM0.08m
9:16PM0.10m
9:34AM0.04m
10:12PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:17
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
17
17
13
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
8
8
4
5
6
6
5
6
9
13
13
11
7
8
4
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
592
568
553
538
486
472
458
430
309
299
278
487
508
594
621
586
837
2389
1856
1781
1257
294
322
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
NNE
6
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
41
25
18
17
75
114
176
176
208
201
144
5
2
11
12
6
2
13
12
11
4
530
443
362
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
18
18
38
8
5
3
3
3
5
5
5
3
6
6
7
5
6
1
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
1
WSW
6
1.5
SW
6
2.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
7
6
4
4
4
10
12
10
70
141
1892
115
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
26
9
13
40
40
232
86
22
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
9
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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