Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121413131313131312121616151514141414131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1442461801541141148342603910498128142138136134127120116116858895
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
1.78
11:10AM
1.67
11:44PM
1.80
12:11PM
1.70
12:43AM
1.82
1:08PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.33
5:02PM
0.30
5:47AM
0.35
6:11PM
0.29
6:55AM
0.33
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:46-------7:47-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:35
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1331------14-----
Temp. °C131314131414141414141415151616161616151615141312
Feels °C (?)1099886554458910101015161516131199
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