Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surf break

Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
1
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.3
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)16161616169111213141413131313131310101211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1375158615121341116975638553566982975475292407445244009258621447605815091122683606964830
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
1.86
2:52PM
1.81
3:19AM
1.85
3:41PM
1.83
4:05AM
1.84
4:28PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
0.25
9:13PM
0.20
9:40AM
0.21
10:01PM
0.19
10:25AM
0.20
10:46PM
0.20
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:50-------7:52-------7:54-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:28--
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
12------1---------------
Temp. °C131212151513111198911121210999101214151716
Feels °C (?)9871110751-1-213565445689111514
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