Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.9
SW
10
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
3
SW
8
3
SW
12
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1700
1336
1072
807
495
394
321
206
172
134
94
84
54
91
80
128
148
195
151
330
299
1006
2499
5411
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM1.80m
12:43PM1.77m
1:08AM1.80m
1:32PM1.79m
1:55AM1.78m
2:19PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.29m
7:00PM0.27m
7:28AM0.26m
7:53PM0.26m
8:15AM0.25m
8:40PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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7:28
7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:40
5:38
5:37
5:36
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
15
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
19
19
11
11
10
11
12
10
13
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
9
10
10
11
11
14
17
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
17
0.2
E
11
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1700
1336
1072
807
495
394
321
206
172
134
94
84
54
51
37
50
90
117
151
330
299
159
9
3920
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.6
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
NNE
4
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
18
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
2
7
6
140
30
2
80
40
39
37
19
19
18
18
128
148
195
98
178
170
2
12
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
6
9
2
19
1
1
1
9
37
22
91
80
20
46
68
127
2
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
3
SW
8
3
SW
12
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
3
4
2
2
4
5
5
2
5
1006
2499
5411
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
7
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
282
314
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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