Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 1PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3402 | 2714 | 1469 | 2008 | 1054 | 859 | 730 | 656 | 508 | 425 | 917 | 250 | 595 | 158 | 143 | 138 | 321 | 80 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.75m | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | 00:45AM1.71m | 1:16PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3402 | 2714 | 1469 | 2008 | 1054 | 859 | 730 | 656 | 218 | 248 | 917 | 245 | 595 | 158 | 143 | 101 | 321 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 319 | 6 | 264 | 312 | 289 | 248 | 508 | 425 | 10 | 250 | 11 | 116 | 68 | 138 | 2 | 73 | 68 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | S 22 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 15 | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | — | 54 | 20 | — | 9 | 80 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 49 | 54 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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