Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 662 | 1131 | 1498 | 2436 | 2426 | 7063 | 7276 | 7425 | 6206 | 5286 | 5713 | 6045 | 5105 | 5864 | 7572 | 6632 | 5539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.66m | 5:20PM1.68m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:04PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.21m | 11:10AM0.17m | 11:32PM0.21m | 11:53AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NE 8 | SW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | 662 | 55 | 1498 | 34 | 350 | 4185 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 14 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1131 | — | 2436 | 2426 | 7063 | 7276 | 7425 | 6206 | 5286 | 5713 | 6045 | 5105 | 5864 | 7572 | 6632 | 5539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 30 | 117 | 282 | 26 | 282 | 306 | 452 | 310 | 26 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 308 | 313 | 308 | 169 |
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