Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
10.8° C
2.1° 

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1
SE
11
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6596
7033
6084
5620
5093
4179
4523
3000
2474
2099
1273
1412
980
490
424
370
433
424
327
325
271
259
199
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:47AM1.58m
8:14PM1.58m
8:42AM1.60m
9:09PM1.58m
9:40AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.28m
1:46PM0.27m
2:09AM0.28m
2:37PM0.29m
3:00AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Feels °C
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
1
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
-1
-1
0
0
3
1
0
-1
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