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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
12.8° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141414151414141414141414141515151414141313131311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284382268272367357342323268264268280293387403309362401390342336331326194
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NW
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
N
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
1.58
5:15AM
1.65
5:35PM
1.54
5:58AM
1.62
6:18PM
1.51
6:41AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.31
11:07PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.33
11:46PM
0.32
12:14PM
0.35
12:25AM
0.34
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:48
Sunset---8:53-------8:54-------8:57----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------121----------
Temp. °C17181818182019161211109101110101010111111111110
Feels °C (?)141211111317151488669978866791087
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