Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3577 | 3549 | 2907 | 2577 | 2116 | 1836 | 1445 | 1116 | 870 | 734 | 625 | 317 | 286 | 275 | 302 | 202 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.62m | 3:17PM1.70m | 3:33AM1.64m | 3:57PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.29m | 9:10AM0.23m | 9:36PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3577 | 3549 | 2907 | 2577 | 2116 | 1836 | 1445 | 1116 | 870 | 734 | 947 | 904 | 924 | 986 | 951 | 838 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 238 | 238 | 625 | 317 | 286 | 275 | 302 | 202 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 221 | 218 | 207 | 137 | 123 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 60 | 208 | 480 | 1014 | 1182 | 939 | 1274 | 1274 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 6 | 261 | 261 | 283 | 251 | 514 | 229 | 169 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
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