Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 983 | 878 | 781 | 690 | 615 | 624 | 553 | 711 | 394 | 1228 | 1886 | 2077 | 1638 | 1334 | 1884 | 1856 | 1853 | 1853 | 2132 | 1687 | 1369 | 1183 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:26PM1.66m | 11:53AM1.68m | 00:14AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.68m | 1:00AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.34m | 5:32AM0.33m | 6:05PM0.37m | 6:27AM0.34m | 6:59PM0.37m | 7:17AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1077 | 983 | 878 | 781 | 690 | 615 | 624 | 553 | 19 | 394 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 96 | 92 | 74 | 46 | 47 | 1853 | 2132 | 1687 | 1369 | 1183 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | — | NE 5 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | 33 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 103 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 4 | 14 | 9 | 28 | — | 711 | 86 | 1228 | 1886 | 2077 | 1638 | 1334 | 1884 | 1856 | 1853 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 268 | 268 | 195 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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