Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.9° 

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
S
9
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
128
118
118
78
71
68
48
34
35
37
37
36
37
37
71
183
43
43
42
18
18
81
250
339
431
413
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM1.75m
1:41PM1.78m
2:06AM1.78m
2:30PM1.77m
2:54AM1.79m
3:16PM1.74m
3:41AM1.78m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.21m
7:58PM0.20m
8:24AM0.19m
8:48PM0.18m
9:15AM0.19m
9:35PM0.18m
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
19
20
18
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
13
11
12
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
16
17
14
13
11
10
11
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
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