Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 773 | 665 | 706 | 1435 | 1621 | 1258 | 1204 | 1002 | 824 | 824 | 679 | 659 | 526 | 493 | 412 | 380 | 317 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 173 | 168 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | 2:20AM1.67m | 2:42PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.71m | 3:23PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | 8:35AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:18AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 528 | 399 | 351 | 287 | 1435 | 1621 | 1258 | 1204 | 1002 | 824 | 824 | 679 | 659 | 526 | 493 | 412 | 380 | 317 | 120 | 181 | 178 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 784 | 773 | 665 | 706 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 125 | 121 | 75 | 81 | 143 | 184 | 142 | 90 | 173 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | — | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 25 | — | 28 | 85 | 46 | — | 144 | 87 | 56 | 56 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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