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 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.6° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
9
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
129
149
130
188
330
362
362
367
362
357
352
756
827
1235
1435
1534
1319
1376
1811
2312
2724
2610
1929
1673
1281
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
W
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM1.68m
6:15PM1.56m
6:41AM1.63m
7:02PM1.51m
7:28AM1.58m
7:51PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.29m
00:23AM0.29m
12:51PM0.33m
1:04AM0.33m
1:33PM0.37m
1:46AM0.37m
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5:58
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8:43
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
16
14
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
8
11
11
6
5
6
5
6
7
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
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