Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 3.1°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 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313141313131313131313131413141413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142140154167172183186183225178175149147109108120121158173178156156158173
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
N
0
SE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.61
7:40AM
1.51
8:07PM
1.57
8:32AM
1.48
8:59PM
1.55
9:25AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.43
1:29PM
0.44
1:58AM
0.47
2:14PM
0.48
2:46AM
0.50
3:03PM
0.49
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:14-------6:12
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131313131314141314141413131416171615141415151414
Feels °C (?)9987787688810111215171513121214131212
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