Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
10.9° C
2.0° 

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2870
3446
3616
3989
7380
6759
5569
4129
3420
2613
2220
1792
1452
1109
934
680
614
539
595
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:16PM1.73m
8:45AM1.69m
9:11PM1.67m
9:40AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.17m
2:12AM0.22m
2:37PM0.26m
3:04AM0.28m
3:32PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
11
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
9
9
7
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