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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
7223 | 6440 | 6906 | 7731 | 7436 | 6235 | 6833 | 4297 | 3794 | 3070 | 2521 | 2843 | 1946 | 1637 | 1814 | 5140 | 6495 | 5082 | 6851 | 6520 | 5866 | 5313 | 6546 | 7435 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.53m | 10:50PM1.63m | 11:13AM1.59m | 11:37PM1.68m | 11:59AM1.67m | 00:23AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.42m | 4:42AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.38m | 5:34AM0.37m | 5:57PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
-2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 137 | 94 | 76 | 280 | 253 | 249 | 5169 | 4297 | 3794 | 3070 | 2521 | 2060 | 1824 | 1637 | 1814 | 2976 | 3917 | 107 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 47 | 4965 | 4249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 32 | 49 | 97 | — | — | — | 245 | 238 | 227 | 216 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 171 | 163 | 157 | 126 | — | 17 | 38 | 38 | 183 | 363 | 578 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | E 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | — | 199 | 133 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 111 | 32 | 47 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7223 | 6440 | 6906 | 7731 | 7436 | 6235 | 6833 | — | — | — | — | 2843 | 1946 | — | — | 5140 | 6495 | 5082 | 6851 | 6520 | 5866 | 5313 | 6546 | 7435 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 459 | 309 | 176 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 17 |
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