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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 333 | 192 | 164 | 144 | 256 | 226 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 83 | 73 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 144 | 80 | 162 | 123 | 120 | 85 | 67 | 175 | 44 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01PM 1.66 | 12:28AM 1.65 | 12:50PM 1.64 | 1:15AM 1.65 | 1:36PM 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35AM 0.36 | 6:06PM 0.36 | 6:34AM 0.39 | 7:00PM 0.37 | 7:29AM 0.39 | 7:50PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 9 |
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