Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.2°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 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212131313141313131313131313131413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421395309230222114211140154167172229186183225178175113113109108120161158
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.56
7:16PM
1.61
7:40AM
1.51
8:07PM
1.57
8:32AM
1.48
8:59PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.37
12:46PM
0.39
1:14AM
0.43
1:29PM
0.44
1:58AM
0.47
2:14PM
0.48
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:15-------6:14--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C111111121213131313131314141414141414141516151414
Feels °C (?)5557899988787778810121415141312
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