Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1422 | 1422 | 1622 | 1787 | 1899 | 2021 | 2454 | 2528 | 2288 | 2221 | 2299 | 2385 | 2116 | 2601 | 2345 | 2005 | 1510 | 1564 | 1509 | 1444 | 1255 | 1060 | 1044 | 1026 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.42m | 10:40AM1.51m | 11:04PM1.43m | 11:29AM1.53m | 11:52PM1.47m | 12:16PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.44m | 4:26PM0.46m | 4:43AM0.44m | 5:20PM0.45m | 5:37AM0.42m | 6:13PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1422 | 1422 | 1622 | 1787 | 1899 | 2021 | 2454 | 2528 | 2288 | 2221 | 2299 | 2385 | 2116 | 1830 | 2345 | 2005 | 1510 | 1564 | 1509 | 1444 | 1255 | 1060 | 1044 | 1026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2601 | 1622 | 1510 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 88 | 26 | 79 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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