Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2414 | 2354 | 2002 | 1735 | 1763 | 2150 | 2214 | 2491 | 2186 | 2074 | 1825 | 1538 | 1374 | 1206 | 1053 | 863 | 1045 | 1094 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.81m | 6:21AM1.75m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:16AM1.70m | 7:43PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.11m | 12:26PM0.12m | 00:51AM0.17m | 1:15PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2414 | 2354 | 2002 | 1735 | 1763 | 2150 | 2214 | 2491 | 2186 | 2074 | 1825 | 1538 | 1374 | 1206 | 1053 | 863 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 54 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 34 | 1045 | 1094 | 479 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest