Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 734 | 625 | 317 | 389 | 275 | 302 | 206 | 212 | 170 | 276 | 477 | 944 | 1486 | 672 | 752 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.64m | 3:57PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:38PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.20m | 10:14PM0.23m | 10:30AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 972 | 734 | 625 | 808 | 743 | 838 | 932 | 726 | 563 | 338 | 287 | 249 | 367 | 614 | 672 | 752 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | E 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 238 | — | 5 | 265 | 389 | 275 | 302 | 206 | 212 | 71 | 107 | 184 | 132 | 95 | 70 | 72 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 317 | 184 | 207 | 137 | 123 | 119 | 170 | 133 | 96 | 49 | 29 | 134 | 126 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1020 | 756 | 719 | 1124 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 276 | 477 | 944 | 1486 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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