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Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.6°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 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 211 | 206 | 366 | 120 | 143 | 141 | 131 | 215 | 244 | 356 | 456 | 192 | 184 | 144 | 256 | 222 | 170 | 157 | 125 | 83 | 73 | 52 | 43 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:43PM 1.66 | 11:10AM 1.70 | 11:37PM 1.65 | 12:01PM 1.66 | 12:28AM 1.65 | 12:50PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:35AM 0.31 | 5:09PM 0.34 | 5:35AM 0.36 | 6:06PM 0.36 | 6:34AM 0.39 | 7:00PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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