Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 523 | 418 | 304 | 295 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 241 | 245 | 299 | 530 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.65m | 6:43AM1.66m | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.20m | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1042 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 523 | 418 | 304 | 295 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 241 | 245 | 299 | 530 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 138 | 133 | 92 | 88 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | S 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | 85 | 144 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 86 | 86 | 40 | 9 |
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