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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 299 | 80 | 70 | 51 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 347 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 118 | 63 | 83 | 94 | 92 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 1.95 | 6:42PM 1.77 | 7:16AM 1.90 | 7:43PM 1.73 | 8:17AM 1.84 | 8:45PM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:33PM 0.09 | 12:50AM 0.05 | 1:26PM 0.13 | 1:45AM 0.11 | 2:21PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
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