Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 120 | 87 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 61 | 322 | 506 | 264 | 443 | 443 | 248 | 240 | 510 | 532 | 506 | 493 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.73m | 5:35AM1.75m | 5:57PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.15m | 11:51AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 294 | 237 | 232 | 179 | 145 | 44 | 44 | 322 | 506 | 264 | 136 | 443 | 72 | 70 | 510 | 532 | 506 | 493 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 120 | 87 | 68 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 229 | 443 | 101 | 248 | 167 | 70 | — | — | 88 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 61 | 5 | — | — | 38 | 231 | 246 | 240 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 160 | 171 | 178 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 75 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
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