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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
225 | 183 | 183 | 158 | 180 | 178 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 212 | 215 | 382 | 1356 | 382 | 367 | 643 | 668 | 2110 | 3607 | 7984 | 5887 | 7038 | 8486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | 9:37AM1.48m | 10:02PM1.59m | 10:25AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.47m | 3:16PM0.45m | 3:50AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 41 | 127 | 173 | 143 | 230 | 288 | 219 | 192 | 151 | 132 | 170 | 723 | 2017 | 1254 | 678 | 421 | 458 | 440 | 433 | 3607 | 3933 | 192 | 134 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 225 | 183 | 183 | 158 | 180 | 178 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 212 | 215 | 153 | — | 382 | 367 | 430 | 595 | — | 304 | 234 | 9 | 19 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 214 | — | — | — | 344 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | — | — | 3 | 382 | 1356 | 236 | 280 | 643 | 668 | 2110 | — | 7984 | 5887 | 7038 | 8486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
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