Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.90° S 170.64° E

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.1° 

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
42
44
82
75
120
118
116
94
68
86
149
273
581
768
768
768
768
615
606
484
476
408
339
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM1.64m
10:57AM1.76m
11:25PM1.67m
11:55AM1.77m
00:22AM1.71m
12:50PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.21m
4:56PM0.26m
5:20AM0.23m
6:00PM0.25m
6:26AM0.22m
7:02PM0.23m
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1
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2
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
13
8
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
7
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