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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 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
14.5° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 447 | 436 | 414 | 387 | 443 | 553 | 456 | 424 | 553 | 465 | 388 | 297 | 287 | 209 | 202 | 189 | 255 | 433 | 448 | 278 | 199 | 161 | 357 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:44AM 1.67 | 3:03PM 1.60 | 3:26AM 1.68 | 3:45PM 1.59 | 4:08AM 1.68 | 4:27PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 0.35 | 9:06AM 0.38 | 9:20PM 0.34 | 9:49AM 0.36 | 10:02PM 0.33 | 10:31AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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