Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 187 | 285 | 412 | 492 | 318 | 319 | 345 | 390 | 547 | 573 | 703 | 868 | 1035 | 1780 | 1513 | 1259 | 1034 | 1474 | 1165 | 955 | 1205 | 1647 | 2033 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | 8:54AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.43m | 9:47AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.37m | 2:47PM0.41m | 3:02AM0.41m | 3:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 162 | 149 | 125 | 91 | 91 | 318 | 319 | 284 | 256 | 223 | 212 | 160 | 134 | 317 | 59 | 51 | 1259 | 1034 | 908 | 837 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 27 | 64 | 35 | 87 | 104 | 134 | 9 | 88 | 69 | 67 | 112 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 13 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 187 | 285 | 412 | 492 | 204 | 267 | 345 | 390 | 547 | 573 | 703 | 868 | 1035 | 1780 | 1513 | — | — | 1474 | 1165 | 955 | 1205 | 1647 | 2033 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 261 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 30 | 13 |
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