Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111113131313131313121515141314141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2471981781801441188583801044969249021018902969826779624536484395309278
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
1.76
6:19AM
1.69
6:42PM
1.71
7:04AM
1.62
7:28PM
1.66
7:51AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.27
12:27PM
0.29
12:51AM
0.32
1:06PM
0.34
1:32AM
0.37
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:58-------7:58-------8:00-
Sunset-7:23-------7:22-------7:20------
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-1122--1--------1-
Temp. °C1618181715111111109999910111111111010111213
Feels °C (?)141715141056797777766655457911
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