Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 13 | SSW 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 436 | 414 | 421 | 242 | 573 | 780 | 874 | 947 | 919 | 1003 | 1003 | 1026 | 1003 | 1018 | 1049 | 1018 | 892 | 892 | 775 | 752 | 702 | 608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.56m | 2:25PM1.66m | 2:43AM1.57m | 3:07PM1.67m | 3:25AM1.58m | 3:49PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.32m | 8:48PM0.34m | 9:00AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.31m | 9:41AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 480 | 436 | 414 | 329 | 242 | 573 | 780 | 874 | 947 | 919 | 1003 | 1003 | 1026 | 1003 | 1018 | 1049 | 1018 | 892 | 892 | 775 | 752 | 702 | 608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 225 | 198 | 246 | 421 | 206 | 238 | 192 | 185 | 151 | 154 | 151 | 129 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 523 | 599 | 700 | 732 | 712 | 603 | 586 | 561 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | ESE 13 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 48 | 118 | 195 | 166 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 186 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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