Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2476 | 2106 | 1066 | 1538 | 980 | 880 | 878 | 697 | 589 | 556 | 230 | 380 | 372 | 254 | 339 | 411 | 728 | 565 | 476 | 389 | 319 | 294 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.60m | 9:09PM1.58m | 9:40AM1.64m | 10:06PM1.59m | 10:38AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.28m | 2:37PM0.29m | 3:00AM0.27m | 3:32PM0.30m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2476 | 2106 | 1066 | 1538 | 980 | 880 | 878 | 697 | 589 | 556 | 230 | 380 | 372 | 240 | 248 | 211 | 728 | 565 | 476 | 389 | 319 | 294 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 11 | SE 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 560 | 12 | 256 | 189 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 57 | 214 | 209 | 237 | 187 | 339 | 411 | 87 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 19 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 172 | 76 | 97 | 254 | 170 | 136 | 77 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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