Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)--
Afternoon (09 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121111111179991112111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)774787787787666579530438353340265265127166129991011061041019999124126
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
1.59
11:38AM
1.53
12:05AM
1.59
12:27PM
1.53
12:54AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.46
5:05AM
0.50
5:26PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.52
6:23PM
0.49
7:01AM
0.51
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:45-------6:46--
Sunset-9:00-------8:58-------8:57------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131312121212141620171714121212121313131313131516
Feels °C (?)109777910121715149891098888981010
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