
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 128 | 118 | 118 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 183 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 250 | 339 | 431 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.75m | 1:41PM1.78m | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:30PM1.77m | 2:54AM1.79m | 3:16PM1.74m | 3:41AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.20m | 8:24AM0.19m | 8:48PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.19m | 9:35PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | 8:37 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
61 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 36 | 38 | 81 | 63 | 73 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 250 | 339 | 431 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
177 | 128 | 90 | 76 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 49 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 81 | 51 | 50 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 13 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | E 12 | SSW 6 | — | — |
90 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 91 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 183 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 232 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 61 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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