Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 191 | 183 | 178 | 114 | 164 | 147 | 125 | 114 | 94 | 108 | 87 | 100 | 94 | 87 | 54 | 52 | 72 | 64 | 121 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.87m | 1:52AM1.76m | 2:24PM1.91m | 2:46AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.16m | 8:08AM0.07m | 8:45PM0.11m | 9:05AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 64 | 130 | 98 | 88 | 108 | 164 | 147 | 125 | 114 | 94 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 94 | 87 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 64 | 121 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 261 | 38 | 52 | 178 | 114 | 90 | 114 | 86 | 63 | 43 | 108 | 87 | 100 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 72 | 46 | 17 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | E 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 191 | 183 | 33 | 92 | 114 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 125 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 52 | 28 | 42 | 71 | 129 | 143 | 160 | 320 | 483 | 630 | 853 | 1070 | 1052 | 1003 | 992 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 111 | 30 | 0 |
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