Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111017161616161515151514141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9284119105226392419409387377372362357342318225178175136134132130164128
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
1.75
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.29
4:50AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-8:35-------8:34-------8:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------3411-------
Temp. °C141312111111121516161718141311111011111111101011
Feels °C (?)11108665591011151612115546788667
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