Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4455 | 4007 | 3438 | 3045 | 2792 | 2373 | 2065 | 1679 | 1512 | 1488 | 1236 | 1042 | 905 | 768 | 690 | 653 | 586 | 586 | 561 | 472 | 450 | 463 | 347 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.74m | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:01AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.70m | 9:34PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.15m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.17m | 2:10PM0.20m | 2:28AM0.20m | 3:05PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4455 | 4007 | 3438 | 3045 | 2792 | 2373 | 2065 | 1679 | 1512 | 1488 | 1236 | 1042 | 905 | 768 | 690 | 653 | 586 | 586 | 561 | 472 | 450 | 463 | 347 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 42 | 40 | — | 22 | — | — | 25 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 107 | 80 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 13 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 102 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 86 |
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