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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010111111131313131212121212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)238173160171168171175182192166176179238299321373355406322265265116239224
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.74
5:20PM
1.63
5:45AM
1.74
6:02PM
1.64
6:27AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.29
11:22AM
0.32
11:34PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.26
12:40PM
0.30
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:23-------9:22-------9:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211111110121313131212111112131313121213121314
Feels °C (?)8767879989999991099778767
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