Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2293 | 1893 | 1528 | 1332 | 1144 | 1045 | 3061 | 3078 | 3650 | 4208 | 4957 | 4628 | 3736 | 2724 | 2096 | 1630 | 1256 | 1035 | 820 | 645 | 497 | 504 | 551 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:46PM1.89m | 7:14AM1.75m | 7:47PM1.84m | 8:15AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.09m | 12:18PM0.05m | 00:53AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.10m | 1:47AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 1893 | 1528 | 1332 | 1144 | 1045 | 1462 | 2279 | 1679 | 4208 | 4957 | 4628 | 3736 | 2724 | 2096 | 1630 | 1256 | 1035 | 820 | 645 | 497 | 124 | 551 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | E 12 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | S 22 | SE 18 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 222 | 272 | 3 | — | 892 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 106 | 504 | 132 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | SE 18 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SE 16 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 71 | 11 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2293 | — | — | — | — | — | 3061 | 3078 | 3650 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 35 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 105 | 185 | 227 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 40 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
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