Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111111101716161615151515151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82799284119105226392493409387377372367357342532225178175136134132130
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
10
N
10
SW
10
S
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
1.65
10:54PM
1.75
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.29
4:50AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.29
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------3322-----
Temp. °C13141413111111111214161617171413111011111111109
Feels °C (?)99111066656810111515131054567875
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