Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141314141414131313131212121212121213131314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)915863902969826779624536491395309278222218142142154164257183232229180178
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.66
6:51AM
1.56
7:16PM
1.61
7:40AM
1.51
8:07PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.34
12:32AM
0.37
12:46PM
0.39
1:14AM
0.43
1:29PM
0.44
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----6:19-------6:16-------6:15--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1----------11
Temp. °C101010111111111111111212121313131313131414141414
Feels °C (?)976655556689998987777778
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