Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 102 | 175 | 334 | 643 | 742 | 724 | 612 | 604 | 506 | 469 | 649 | 544 | 461 | 443 | 431 | 553 | 560 | 3307 | 5043 | 6851 | 6683 | 7762 | 7227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.95m | 3:57AM1.82m | 4:30PM1.95m | 4:54AM1.81m | 5:26PM1.92m | 5:51AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:56PM0.07m | 10:14AM-0.01m | 10:48PM0.06m | 11:07AM-0.00m | 11:40PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 104 | 102 | 175 | 80 | 643 | 742 | 724 | 612 | 604 | 506 | 469 | 649 | 544 | 461 | 443 | 431 | 419 | 413 | 198 | 201 | 273 | 269 | 5296 | 4395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 15 | 15 | 334 | 94 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 23 | 36 | 100 | 55 | 56 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 362 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 61 | 68 | 82 | 70 | 50 | 49 | 67 | 37 | 20 | 50 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NW 3 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 82 | 94 | — | — | 15 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 4 | 98 | 553 | 560 | 3307 | 5043 | 6851 | 6683 | 7762 | 7227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 62 | 169 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
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