Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1740 | 1546 | 1214 | 1028 | 983 | 452 | 431 | 353 | 318 | 260 | 208 | 161 | 127 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 52 | 67 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.50m | 10:51AM1.56m | 11:14PM1.49m | 11:40AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.41m | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.42m | 5:48PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1740 | 1546 | 1214 | 1028 | 983 | 452 | 431 | 353 | 318 | 260 | 208 | 161 | 127 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 43 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 273 | 170 | 175 | 88 | 46 | 46 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 67 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 52 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 80 | 148 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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