Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
3.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
361
330
335
482
573
643
901
943
1672
1538
1259
1053
908
1500
1216
1252
1626
2034
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:26PM1.47m
8:54AM1.53m
9:20PM1.43m
9:47AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.36m
2:16AM0.37m
2:47PM0.41m
3:02AM0.41m
3:35PM0.45m
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:02
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8:04
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8:05
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 mm
2
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1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
2
2
2
2
1
-1
1
5
6
6
6
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