Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 387 | 382 | 382 | 459 | 550 | 487 | 475 | 382 | 372 | 358 | 358 | 434 | 449 | 437 | 508 | 545 | 862 | 1346 | 1360 | 1310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.79m | 1:32AM1.73m | 2:00PM1.82m | 2:24AM1.78m | 2:50PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:18PM0.17m | 8:41AM0.12m | 9:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 481 | 387 | 382 | 382 | 459 | 550 | 487 | 475 | 382 | 372 | 358 | 358 | 434 | 449 | 437 | 508 | 545 | 862 | 1346 | 1360 | 1310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 6 | 88 | 105 | 80 | 55 | 71 | 79 | 176 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | E 14 | SE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 64 | 46 | 37 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 31 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | 53 | 93 | 47 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 232 | 6 | 6 | 232 | 111 | 6 |
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