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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
16.4° C
 (Which is 3.8°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 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)779999141414141313131313131014141188911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3323845802521781591381361343423132532531751388446121112358159597093111841841
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
SSW
5
WSW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
1.66
10:34AM
1.66
11:02PM
1.64
11:25AM
1.61
11:53PM
1.63
12:14PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.31
3:59AM
0.35
4:26PM
0.37
4:53AM
0.41
5:19PM
0.41
5:50AM
0.45
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----5:58-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset-9:29-------9:28-------9:28------
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----282-----1----------
Temp. °C161514131413131417182020191820201816131211111214
Feels °C (?)91013910910121515171515141615118322246
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