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 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
11.9°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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
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
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
520
476
395
336
177
149
118
98
78
71
68
48
34
35
37
37
36
37
37
71
49
43
43
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:50PM1.78m
1:15AM1.75m
1:41PM1.78m
2:06AM1.78m
2:30PM1.77m
2:54AM1.79m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.23m
7:28AM0.21m
7:58PM0.20m
8:24AM0.19m
8:48PM0.18m
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8:31
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Temp °C
11
13
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
15
22
17
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
8
10
10
9
12
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
18
15
13
13
11
11
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