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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 189 | 268 | 272 | 264 | 211 | 206 | 422 | 172 | 223 | 183 | 147 | 134 | 242 | 224 | 226 | 184 | 151 | 347 | 234 | 222 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 1.74 | 10:43PM 1.66 | 11:10AM 1.70 | 11:37PM 1.65 | 12:01PM 1.66 | 12:28AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.30 | 4:35AM 0.31 | 5:09PM 0.34 | 5:35AM 0.36 | 6:06PM 0.36 | 6:34AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
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