Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.5
E
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
88
69
104
226
217
199
275
272
264
261
189
183
178
118
114
114
108
89
60
108
103
100
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
10
E
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.66m
12:33PM1.81m
00:57AM1.71m
1:29PM1.87m
1:52AM1.76m
2:24PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.19m
6:46PM0.22m
7:07AM0.13m
7:48PM0.16m
8:08AM0.07m
8:45PM0.11m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
2
3
7
7
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
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