Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 418 | 411 | 407 | 352 | 352 | 303 | 277 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 229 | 1449 | 3114 | 7897 | 7903 | 6791 | 5531 | 4469 | 2838 | 1155 | 1748 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.59m | 4:30PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.58m | 5:11PM1.67m | 5:28AM1.58m | 5:53PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.24m | 11:25PM0.28m | 11:38AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 497 | 418 | 411 | 341 | 279 | 274 | 209 | 198 | 157 | 244 | 209 | 233 | 167 | 78 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 3696 | 2838 | 1155 | 1748 | 1480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 465 | 362 | 368 | 407 | 352 | 352 | 303 | 277 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 229 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 661 | 544 | 452 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 20 | WSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 17 | SSW 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 89 | 25 | — | 37 | 31 | 62 | 12 | 29 | 154 | 116 | 116 | 83 | 57 | 76 | 37 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 495 | 39 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | NNE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 225 | — | 282 | — | 1449 | 3114 | 7897 | 7903 | 6791 | 5531 | 4469 | 515 | — | 804 | 687 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 309 | 261 | 268 | 21 | 169 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
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