
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
388 | 361 | 330 | 335 | 482 | 573 | 643 | 901 | 943 | 1672 | 1538 | 1259 | 1053 | 908 | 1500 | 1216 | 1252 | 1626 | 2034 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.47m | 8:54AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.43m | 9:47AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.37m | 2:47PM0.41m | 3:02AM0.41m | 3:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
388 | 361 | 330 | 262 | 228 | 228 | 157 | 122 | 317 | 75 | 50 | 1259 | 1053 | 908 | 908 | 1066 | 9 | 8 | 1607 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | — | E 10 |
87 | 142 | 134 | 123 | 88 | 69 | 67 | 131 | 96 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
101 | 232 | 265 | 335 | 482 | 573 | 643 | 901 | 943 | 1672 | 1538 | — | — | 30 | 1500 | 1216 | 1252 | 1626 | 2034 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 268 | 21 | 232 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 26 | 86 | 9 | 9 |
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