Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121111101010101010109999981010101016
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)317875901767691531432273273273266266260207201164130995168828969261
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SW
0
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.93
4:13PM
1.86
4:40AM
1.96
5:05PM
1.84
5:34AM
1.96
6:00PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.06
10:08AM
0.04
10:29PM
0.01
11:01AM
0.02
11:20PM
-0.00
11:55AM
0.03
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:31-------8:34-------8:35
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------21-------
Temp. °C889101213121212131314151413121212111112141414
Feels °C (?)6657985571011111111111012108911121112
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