Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 807 | 949 | 1081 | 1589 | 4309 | 5432 | 1644 | 1716 | 3574 | 3550 | 3241 | 4097 | 3769 | 3463 | 794 | 784 | 674 | 656 | 610 | 1257 | 1408 | 1212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.52m | 12:38PM1.61m | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.66m | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.38m | 6:50PM0.38m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 742 | 807 | 949 | 1081 | 1589 | 8 | 5 | 1644 | 1716 | 20 | 19 | 3241 | 3062 | 2887 | 2611 | 794 | 551 | 419 | 351 | 293 | 1257 | 1408 | 1212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | SW 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 16 | 281 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 784 | 674 | 656 | 610 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 291 | 327 | 392 | — | 35 | 4309 | 5432 | 971 | 660 | 3574 | 3550 | — | 4097 | 3769 | 3463 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 72 | 282 | 441 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 40 | 86 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 |
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