Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 264 | 325 | 284 | 587 | 897 | 3105 | 798 | 778 | 759 | 721 | 674 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:57PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | 6:43AM0.37m | 7:18PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 43 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 264 | 325 | 284 | 587 | 94 | 36 | 798 | 778 | 759 | 721 | 162 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 62 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 35 | 12 | 130 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 82 | 80 | 71 | 36 | 674 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 17 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 148 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 113 | 128 | 897 | 3105 | 428 | 374 | 250 | 197 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest