Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 72 | 39 | 42 | 62 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 264 | 264 | 284 | 666 | 717 | 651 | 798 | 778 | 859 | 962 | 1580 | 1340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.62m | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:57PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.41m | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | 6:43AM0.37m | 7:18PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 42 | 65 | 264 | 284 | 666 | 717 | 27 | 798 | 778 | 859 | 962 | 1580 | 1340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 72 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 264 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 66 | 32 | 84 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 202 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 132 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 30 | 41 | 59 | 43 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 651 | 490 | 342 | 265 | 225 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 261 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
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