Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 306 | 284 | 277 | 294 | 242 | 268 | 268 | 188 | 162 | 203 | 798 | 1150 | 1230 | 1040 | 1027 | 1415 | 1606 | 2503 | 2410 | 2158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.91m | 4:33AM1.82m | 5:03PM1.87m | 5:27AM1.79m | 5:56PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.00m | 10:28PM0.05m | 10:48AM0.01m | 11:17PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 749 | 643 | 548 | 354 | 295 | 230 | 179 | 140 | 120 | 98 | 96 | 798 | 1150 | 1230 | 1040 | 1027 | 1415 | 1606 | 2503 | 64 | 2158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 306 | 284 | 277 | 294 | 87 | 76 | 268 | 55 | 55 | 203 | 96 | 98 | 91 | 110 | 135 | 113 | 93 | 66 | 17 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 30 | 18 | 68 | 87 | 242 | 268 | 57 | 188 | 162 | 41 | 57 | 60 | 74 | 55 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 146 | — | 2410 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
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