Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 917 | 594 | 1130 | 862 | 826 | 624 | 553 | 561 | 569 | 700 | 424 | 859 | 1040 | 897 | 863 | 665 | 656 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.72m | 3:08PM1.74m | 3:29AM1.77m | 3:51PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.25m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.19m | 9:46AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 569 | 917 | 594 | 1130 | 862 | 826 | 624 | 553 | 561 | 569 | 700 | 424 | 859 | 1040 | 897 | 863 | 665 | 656 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 12 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 19 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 8 | SW 7 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 310 | 14 | 186 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 8 | 123 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 65 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | E 15 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 124 | 4 | 114 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 385 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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