Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 679 | 659 | 526 | 493 | 412 | 380 | 317 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 121 | 576 | 689 | 1327 | 1417 | 887 | 610 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.71m | 3:23PM1.74m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:05PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:18AM0.16m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 824 | 679 | 659 | 526 | 493 | 412 | 380 | 317 | 78 | 41 | 43 | 29 | 168 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 610 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 25 | 35 | 125 | 84 | 75 | 81 | 189 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 173 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 88 | 59 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | ESE 16 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 25 | — | 47 | 85 | 46 | 187 | 144 | 112 | 91 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 44 | 71 | 53 | — | — | 68 | 576 | 689 | 1327 | 1417 | 887 | 503 | 822 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 169 | 268 | 21 |
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