Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 998 | 2099 | 968 | 737 | 582 | 488 | 390 | 373 | 336 | 253 | 149 | 117 | 78 | 196 | 316 | 522 | 653 | 532 | 1114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | 2:04AM1.65m | 2:25PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | 8:12AM0.27m | 8:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 998 | 1144 | 968 | 737 | 582 | 488 | 390 | 373 | 336 | 2 | 120 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 316 | 522 | 653 | 437 | 1114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 78 | 196 | 78 | 71 | 310 | 532 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | NE 10 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 74 | 122 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2099 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 253 | 149 | 117 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 57 | 86 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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