Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2266 | 1900 | 1825 | 1538 | 1374 | 1206 | 1212 | 1235 | 1565 | 528 | 351 | 523 | 741 | 1318 | 2053 | 2566 | 3479 | 5733 | 6072 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:16AM1.70m | 7:43PM1.65m | 8:11AM1.64m | 8:37PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.12m | 00:51AM0.17m | 1:15PM0.21m | 1:38AM0.24m | 2:04PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2266 | 1900 | 1825 | 1538 | 1374 | 1206 | 1212 | 75 | 1151 | 528 | 351 | 74 | 75 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 36 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | 1235 | 1565 | 170 | 223 | 523 | 741 | 1318 | 2053 | 2566 | 3479 | 5733 | 6072 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 261 | 434 | 88 | 40 |
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