Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 447 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 538 | 294 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 208 | 269 | 261 | 307 | 385 | 428 | 263 | 288 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 510 | 105 | 109 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 538 | 294 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 170 | 162 | 149 | 144 | 121 | 91 | 245 | 234 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 88 | 447 | 512 | 88 | 56 | 64 | — | 68 | 68 | 82 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 49 | 87 | 142 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 88 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 132 | 82 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 54 | — | — | 93 | 104 | 70 | 85 | 137 | 163 | 208 | 269 | 261 | 307 | 385 | 428 | 263 | 288 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 232 | 18 | 195 | 218 | 176 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 261 | 268 | 17 |
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