Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1945 | 1899 | 1426 | 1185 | 1502 | 1247 | 1158 | 1044 | 1740 | 1546 | 1214 | 1028 | 983 | 512 | 431 | 353 | 312 | 255 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.53m | 10:00AM1.57m | 10:23PM1.50m | 10:51AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.37m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.41m | 4:49PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 1185 | 1247 | 1158 | 1044 | 1740 | 1546 | 1214 | 1028 | 983 | 512 | 431 | 353 | 312 | 255 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 264 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 223 | 170 | 173 | 88 | 46 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1945 | 1899 | 1426 | 1185 | 1502 | 857 | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 88 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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