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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 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212128888881212121111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299294289285291264187242163167237278289261251247218176163154168168168175
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.60
3:39AM
1.71
3:57PM
1.62
4:21AM
1.72
4:39PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
0.35
10:02AM
0.37
10:13PM
0.31
10:43AM
0.34
10:54PM
0.29
11:22AM
0.32
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:09-------6:11--
Sunset-9:24-------9:24-------9:23------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----1-----------------
Temp. °C12111111101111121212111110910111212111111101213
Feels °C (?)86676777778987899877981111
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