Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
S
1.2
SW
0.7
E
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.3
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010771078121212131514139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223230194194194158153162156121118116135101981496261451871101415461314440293
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
1.83
8:54AM
1.69
9:28PM
1.81
9:57AM
1.69
10:29PM
1.81
10:56AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.20
2:24AM
0.26
2:45PM
0.24
3:26AM
0.30
3:50PM
0.27
4:32AM
0.32
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10988777910999101112151414141412131419
Feels °C (?)55554446775568914121211129101117
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