Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1762 | 1846 | 2215 | 2626 | 3114 | 3303 | 2953 | 2593 | 2122 | 1728 | 1556 | 1579 | 1601 | 1647 | 2577 | 4215 | 5044 | 9162 | 14208 | 15890 | 16017 | 10955 | 7372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | 10:40PM1.45m | 11:06AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | 4:27AM0.44m | 5:05PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1762 | 1846 | 2215 | 2626 | 3114 | 3303 | 2953 | 2593 | 2122 | 1728 | 1556 | 1579 | 1601 | 1647 | 21 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 99 | 95 | 140 | 131 | 127 | 152 | 147 | 142 | 129 | 96 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 34 | 48 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 94 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 46 | 56 | 46 | — | 49 | — | — | 2577 | 4215 | 5044 | 9162 | 14208 | 15890 | 16017 | 10955 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 308 | 521 | 169 | 441 | 605 | 893 | 309 | 13 |
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