Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 93 | 441 | 2675 | 5743 | 5320 | 6422 | 4795 | 3937 | 1905 | 1402 | 1020 | 896 | 558 | 488 | 428 | 612 | 868 | 314 | 361 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.67m | 5:28AM1.58m | 5:53PM1.65m | 6:11AM1.58m | 6:36PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.24m | 11:25PM0.28m | 11:38AM0.24m | 00:03AM0.27m | 12:18PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 86 | 43 | 62 | 38 | 58 | 4512 | 3427 | 2535 | 1905 | 1402 | 1020 | 896 | 558 | 322 | 428 | 292 | 222 | 314 | 164 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | E 11 | — | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | S 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | S 19 |
| kJ | 97 | 93 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 37 | — | 7 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 259 | 488 | 28 | 414 | 343 | 177 | 242 | 460 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 10 | S 19 | E 17 | S 19 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 29 | 77 | 192 | 361 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 3 | SW 10 | W 3 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 28 | 441 | 2675 | 5743 | 5320 | 6422 | 4795 | 3937 | 1291 | 698 | 1 | 557 | 5 | 412 | 292 | 612 | 868 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 287 | 313 | 475 | 259 | 259 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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