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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
777 | 677 | 768 | 768 | 907 | 1082 | 3066 | 2573 | 4381 | 4313 | 2710 | 2279 | 1849 | 1336 | 1072 | 807 | 573 | 468 | 328 | 254 | 202 | 154 | 119 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.81m | 11:51AM1.75m | 00:18AM1.80m | 12:43PM1.77m | 1:08AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.28m | 5:36AM0.31m | 6:01PM0.28m | 6:35AM0.29m | 7:00PM0.27m | 7:28AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
 kJ | 384 | 677 | 768 | 768 | 907 | 1082 | 1596 | — | 3288 | 4313 | 2710 | 2279 | 1849 | 1336 | 1072 | 807 | 573 | 468 | 328 | 254 | 202 | 154 | 119 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 277 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 138 | 30 | 19 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 777 | — | — | — | — | — | 3066 | 2573 | 4381 | 3161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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