Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 240 | 510 | 447 | 512 | 493 | 437 | 357 | 538 | 239 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 233 | 239 | 239 | 328 | 401 | 428 | 327 | 308 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 86 | 510 | 447 | 105 | 493 | 58 | 357 | 538 | 239 | 96 | 106 | 90 | 66 | 170 | 162 | 149 | 144 | 119 | 91 | 327 | 308 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 248 | 167 | 88 | 83 | 512 | 86 | 437 | 64 | 3 | 81 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 57 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 64 | 47 | 87 | 142 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 240 | — | — | — | 4 | 86 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 50 | — | — | 81 | 121 | 121 | 137 | 171 | 192 | 233 | 239 | 239 | 328 | 401 | 428 | 181 | 221 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 195 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 268 | 17 |
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