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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 12 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 136 | 134 | 122 | 172 | 155 | 126 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 100 | 76 | 71 | 56 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:19PM 1.76 | 1:45AM 1.83 | 2:09PM 1.80 | 2:36AM 1.90 | 3:00PM 1.83 | 3:28AM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:23PM 0.20 | 7:55AM 0.18 | 8:18PM 0.13 | 8:53AM 0.12 | 9:14PM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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