Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 72 | 64 | 121 | 164 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 261 | 240 | 284 | 277 | 298 | 242 | 268 | 268 | 188 | 180 | 203 | 469 | 1136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.92m | 3:40AM1.82m | 4:10PM1.91m | 4:33AM1.82m | 5:03PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.07m | 9:58AM-0.00m | 10:28PM0.05m | 10:48AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 48 | 64 | 121 | 164 | 997 | 913 | 812 | 718 | 616 | 548 | 354 | 288 | 224 | 154 | 136 | 120 | 101 | 101 | 469 | 1136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 72 | 46 | 17 | 22 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 261 | 240 | 284 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 76 | 268 | 55 | 180 | 203 | 103 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 277 | 298 | 242 | 268 | 57 | 188 | 55 | 58 | 356 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 838 | 1135 | 1319 | 1197 | 1101 | 1247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 229 | 149 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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