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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 106 | 84 | 146 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 114 | 388 | 1255 | 1637 | 1518 | 1368 | 1288 | 1193 | 1109 | 1161 | 1345 | 1520 | 1406 | 1236 | 1113 | 872 | 666 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 1.76 | 12:38AM 1.68 | 1:07PM 1.78 | 1:29AM 1.70 | 1:57PM 1.78 | 2:18AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 0.26 | 6:53AM 0.20 | 7:29PM 0.23 | 7:48AM 0.17 | 8:19PM 0.20 | 8:38AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
Continuing clean conditions at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay (calm at Port Chalmers wx 9 km from Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay). 0.7m 8s swell from the SW with a 0.5m 9s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 32 min ago
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