Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 641 | 592 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 596 | 2340 | 2639 | 2504 | 1831 | 1617 | 1592 | 2146 | 2567 | 2648 | 6715 | 2869 | 1506 | 2058 | 1081 | 1566 | 1527 | 1274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.66m | 9:51PM1.57m | 10:24AM1.70m | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 641 | 592 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 80 | 43 | 29 | 1831 | 1617 | 1592 | 2146 | 2567 | 2648 | 3470 | 2869 | 1506 | 2058 | 1081 | 1566 | 1527 | 1274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 69 | 61 | 89 | 109 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 349 | 16 | 264 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 88 | 24 | 164 | 342 | 596 | 2340 | 2639 | 2504 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 6715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 72 | 22 | 470 | 22 | 26 | 72 | 57 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 72 | 57 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
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