Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1922 | 1494 | 1433 | 1397 | 1154 | 1052 | 899 | 862 | 826 | 722 | 615 | 596 | 512 | 497 | 489 | 423 | 437 | 341 | 892 | 1040 | 1258 | 1860 | 1598 | 1433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.53m | 8:46PM1.59m | 9:12AM1.57m | 9:37PM1.60m | 10:05AM1.62m | 10:30PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.32m | 2:38AM0.33m | 3:00PM0.32m | 3:27AM0.31m | 3:54PM0.31m | 4:20AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1498 | 1393 | 1433 | 1397 | 1154 | 477 | 407 | 281 | 826 | 722 | 615 | 596 | 512 | 497 | 489 | 423 | 281 | 450 | 603 | 662 | 1258 | 1860 | 1598 | 1433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 145 | 108 | 86 | 54 | 37 | 1052 | 899 | 862 | 194 | 163 | 91 | 274 | 231 | 236 | 236 | 241 | 437 | 341 | 892 | 1040 | 650 | 619 | 608 | 608 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 103 | — | — | — | 36 | 24 | 86 | 135 | 81 | 130 | 75 | 52 | 42 | 22 | 45 | 174 | 310 | 644 | — | 22 | 91 | 150 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1922 | 1494 | 1099 | 878 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 46 | 32 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 92 | 70 | 75 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest