Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7670 | 5909 | 5522 | 4324 | 3800 | 3798 | 3609 | 3207 | 2951 | 2951 | 2870 | 3158 | 3372 | 3919 | 7460 | 6893 | 5996 | 4467 | 3466 | 2855 | 2180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.76m | 7:20PM1.80m | 7:47AM1.73m | 8:16PM1.73m | 8:45AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.10m | 1:21AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.17m | 2:12AM0.22m | 2:37PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7670 | 5909 | 5522 | 4324 | 3800 | 3798 | 447 | 373 | 2951 | 2951 | 2870 | 3158 | 3372 | 3919 | 7460 | 6893 | 5996 | 4467 | 3466 | 2855 | 2180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 752 | 630 | 569 | 545 | 529 | 447 | 415 | 408 | 331 | 321 | 265 | 261 | 183 | 175 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | SSW 23 | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1057 | 718 | 357 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3609 | 3207 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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