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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 12 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 76 | 71 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 110 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 184 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 1.90 | 3:00PM 1.83 | 3:28AM 1.96 | 3:52PM 1.84 | 4:22AM 1.99 | 4:46PM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 0.13 | 8:53AM 0.12 | 9:14PM 0.07 | 9:50AM 0.08 | 10:08PM 0.03 | 10:45AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:13 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
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