Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 7PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2878 | 2553 | 2222 | 2060 | 2317 | 5209 | 8239 | 8181 | 7335 | 6051 | 5522 | 4425 | 3895 | 3798 | 3283 | 2712 | 2880 | 2880 | 2801 | 2885 | 2961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.76m | 7:20PM1.80m | 7:47AM1.73m | 8:16PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.10m | 1:21AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2878 | 2553 | 2222 | 2060 | 2317 | 5209 | 8239 | 8181 | 7335 | 6051 | 5522 | 4425 | 3895 | 3798 | 3283 | 2712 | 2880 | 2880 | 2801 | 2885 | 2961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 575 | 597 | 733 | 724 | 806 | 826 | 805 | 784 | 752 | 630 | 569 | 545 | 453 | 447 | 447 | 440 | 331 | 321 | 265 | 261 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 890 | — | — | — | 1057 | 686 | 466 | 436 | — | — | 408 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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