Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1056 | 1081 | 1179 | 978 | 917 | 880 | 752 | 706 | 726 | 837 | 848 | 837 | 859 | 870 | 749 | 688 | 544 | 522 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.83m | 3:13AM1.81m | 3:38PM1.81m | 4:01AM1.81m | 4:25PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.13m | 9:33AM0.10m | 9:57PM0.11m | 10:21AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1056 | 1081 | 1179 | 978 | 917 | 880 | 752 | 706 | 726 | 837 | 848 | 837 | 859 | 870 | 749 | 688 | 544 | 522 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 78 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 80 | 59 | 328 | 396 | 432 | 416 | 369 | 94 | 136 | 129 | 129 | 159 | 231 | 331 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 111 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 6 |
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