Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010991313101099106791110888891514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5204403192562031661632332682512562403255371984340119441034650433632211272264
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
25
NE
15
NW
35
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
60
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
10
NW
15
N
20
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.73
1:43AM
1.79
2:04PM
1.80
2:28AM
1.83
2:49PM
1.86
3:13AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.28
7:57AM
0.27
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
9:08PM
0.15
9:29AM
0.15
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-6:02-------6:00------5:59-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------12---16--------
Temp. °C1312111010910131412101010989111111111091014
Feels °C (?)111087656108922-1-1-5-312256447
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