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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 9 | |
303 | 303 | 303 | 299 | 294 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 180 | 183 | 158 | 158 | 180 | 178 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 172 | 175 | 458 | 341 | 816 | 1358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.57m | 7:56AM1.47m | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | 9:37AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.42m | 1:29AM0.45m | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 303 | 303 | 303 | 299 | 294 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 180 | 183 | 168 | 156 | 169 | 252 | 227 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 172 | 2582 | 2904 | 1622 | 754 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 20 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 158 | 158 | 180 | 178 | 219 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 61 | 175 | 458 | 284 | — | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 8 | E 6 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 27 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 25 | 1 | 61 | 270 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 11 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | 105 | 13 | 49 | 74 | 55 | 62 | 96 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 163 | 257 | 30 | 525 | 4135 | 196 | 341 | 816 | 1358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 176 |
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