
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4784 | 3243 | 4412 | 3469 | 3184 | 4811 | 2611 | 794 | 784 | 773 | 665 | 1413 | 1374 | 1538 | 1349 | 1204 | 1002 | 837 | 781 | 769 | 710 | 604 | 467 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.66m | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | 2:20AM1.67m | 2:42PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | 8:35AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
3364 | 20 | 3219 | 3469 | 3184 | 2887 | 2611 | 794 | 517 | 399 | 343 | 1413 | 1374 | 1538 | 1349 | 1204 | 1002 | 837 | 781 | 769 | 710 | 604 | 467 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
23 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 784 | 773 | 665 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 25 | 35 | 125 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 12 |
6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 25 | — | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
4784 | 3243 | 4412 | — | — | 4811 | — | 586 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 13 | 40 | 88 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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