Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 295 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 215 | 249 | 309 | 493 | 768 | 599 | 561 | 612 | 638 | 818 | 1122 | 778 | 759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.66m | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 304 | 295 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 215 | 249 | 309 | 493 | 768 | 599 | 561 | 612 | 638 | 818 | 1122 | 778 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 49 | 47 | 88 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | 21 | 64 | 77 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 117 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 22 |
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