Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1999 | 1780 | 3126 | 1944 | 1541 | 1553 | 1487 | 1230 | 1077 | 1060 | 1028 | 638 | 718 | 844 | 1091 | 1100 | 983 | 2574 | 983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.47m | 12:16PM1.57m | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.45m | 5:37AM0.42m | 6:13PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3126 | 1944 | 1541 | 1553 | 1487 | 1230 | 1077 | 1060 | 1028 | 638 | 718 | 844 | 1091 | 1100 | 983 | 1126 | 983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 334 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 1999 | 1780 | 1575 | 1533 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2574 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 57 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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