Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Dec)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)101099912121414141313131313131318171717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1258373444335116164134123120856744444240209267364481545532436
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
35
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononglasscross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
1.64
1:15AM
1.65
1:36PM
1.62
2:00AM
1.66
2:20PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.39
7:00PM
0.37
7:29AM
0.39
7:50PM
0.36
8:20AM
0.39
8:37PM
0.35
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise-5:39-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset-----9:22-------9:22-------9:23--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------431--153331
Temp. °C121213141515151518171617171212121212131412111110
Feels °C (?)111111101010111214131011138101110910139486
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