Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151514141413131312121212111112121212121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)447436414387443553456424553465388297287209202189255433448278199161357386
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.67
3:03PM
1.60
3:26AM
1.68
3:45PM
1.59
4:08AM
1.68
4:27PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.35
9:06AM
0.38
9:20PM
0.34
9:49AM
0.36
10:02PM
0.33
10:31AM
0.35
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset-------9:23-------9:24-------9:25
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11--------11---111223672
Temp. °C101010101212121211111011131415141413121110979
Feels °C (?)6544666899891110101211111085214
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