Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
E
0.5
E
2
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1413161511101010109913131010101010769131110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9548811109534165864403192562031661631982733142732403504232275563226941510
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
25
NE
35
W
30
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
55
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.74
1:20PM
1.73
1:43AM
1.79
2:04PM
1.80
2:28AM
1.83
2:49PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.35
7:09AM
0.34
7:30PM
0.28
7:57AM
0.27
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00------5:59-
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211------------14-------
Temp. °C13131111111313131211101010131411101010910121211
Feels °C (?)111278910101297666108431-1-2-2122
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