- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 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
13.4° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
219 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 212 | 215 | 444 | 208 | 382 | 367 | 1058 | 1416 | 4855 | 5964 | 9856 | 4767 | 5395 | 5434 | 5609 | 5941 | 5956 | 6020 | 4944 | 4308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | 9:37AM1.48m | 10:02PM1.59m | 10:25AM1.53m | 10:50PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.47m | 3:16PM0.45m | 3:50AM0.46m | 4:08PM0.42m | 4:42AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SW 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 241 | 211 | 171 | 158 | 162 | 316 | 1596 | 1254 | 557 | 360 | 465 | 433 | 361 | 277 | 5814 | 4767 | 139 | 96 | 74 | 127 | 253 | 249 | 245 | 4308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SW 15 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 219 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 212 | 215 | 155 | — | 382 | 367 | 282 | 472 | — | — | 216 | 148 | 10 | 49 | 97 | 43 | — | — | — | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 15 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 270 | — | — | 3 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 444 | 208 | 210 | 246 | 1058 | 1416 | 4855 | 5964 | 9856 | 16 | 5395 | 5434 | 5609 | 5941 | 5956 | 6020 | 4944 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 309 | 309 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest