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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121111111111101314101615141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444553841019796949269515835122158186208194189186191208211164
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
10
NE
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossglasscrossonononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.84
8:45PM
1.70
9:17AM
1.79
9:45PM
1.67
10:15AM
1.74
10:43PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.11
2:21PM
0.19
2:40AM
0.18
3:16PM
0.25
3:37AM
0.25
4:12PM
0.30
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Sunrise-5:41-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-----9:16-------9:17-------9:19--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------12321---81-
Temp. °C111213141516161716161314131211101010111212131111
Feels °C (?)711111010111314141278911108655551165
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