Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 367 | 305 | 288 | 277 | 228 | 219 | 168 | 160 | 130 | 193 | 191 | 186 | 129 | 89 | 88 | 71 | 141 | 226 | 217 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.69m | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 403 | 367 | 305 | 288 | 277 | 228 | 219 | 168 | 160 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 108 | 82 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 141 | 132 | 184 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 94 | 125 | 82 | 193 | 191 | 186 | 129 | 89 | 88 | 69 | 62 | 71 | 217 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 38 | 62 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 104 | 226 | 62 | 283 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 20 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 59 | 103 | 121 | 103 | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 61 | 61 | 79 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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