Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.7° 

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
4
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
5
SW
15
5.5
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
17
4.5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1704
1723
1601
1624
2541
4796
6001
10888
14554
14367
12348
11044
5672
4272
3429
1365
1029
805
530
425
1447
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
30
W
50
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM1.52m
10:40PM1.45m
11:06AM1.54m
11:28PM1.48m
11:53AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.46m
4:27AM0.44m
5:05PM0.46m
5:23AM0.42m
6:00PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
6
6
6
6
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
10
13
17
15
8
Feels °C
9
12
11
6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-3
1
3
3
4
1
1
5
7
12
9
0
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