Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 376 | 627 | 481 | 387 | 387 | 382 | 459 | 550 | 481 | 475 | 382 | 372 | 358 | 1178 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.68m | 1:07PM1.79m | 1:32AM1.73m | 2:00PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.20m | 7:21PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 332 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 35 | 627 | 481 | 387 | 387 | 382 | 459 | 550 | 481 | 475 | 382 | 372 | 358 | 79 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 62 | 31 | 24 | 376 | 34 | 35 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 79 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 5 | 107 | 106 | 167 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 38 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 35 | 49 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1178 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 |
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