Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 106 | 104 | 116 | 394 | 1182 | 820 | 1367 | 742 | 812 | 2243 | 5756 | 4181 | 3858 | 3375 | 3093 | 3156 | 8010 | 3727 | 6576 | 7235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.87m | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.08m | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 80 | 84 | 94 | 110 | 394 | 70 | 820 | 86 | 742 | 763 | 2243 | 4228 | 4181 | 3858 | 3375 | 3093 | 3156 | 1121 | 875 | 13 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 106 | 38 | 116 | 75 | 11 | 99 | 307 | 544 | 812 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 1463 | 11 | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 6 | 104 | 59 | 99 | 103 | 154 | 4 | 80 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 21 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 24 | 31 | 1182 | 129 | 1367 | 154 | 233 | 245 | 5756 | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | 8010 | 3727 | 6576 | 7235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 169 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 57 | 169 | 313 | 169 |
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