Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 778 | 755 | 841 | 841 | 878 | 854 | 867 | 867 | 744 | 744 | 643 | 594 | 490 | 475 | 400 | 393 | 387 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.57m | 3:07PM1.67m | 3:25AM1.58m | 3:49PM1.68m | 4:06AM1.59m | 4:30PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.31m | 9:41AM0.26m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:20AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 801 | 778 | 755 | 841 | 841 | 878 | 854 | 867 | 867 | 744 | 744 | 643 | 594 | 490 | 475 | 400 | 393 | 387 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 215 | 289 | 273 | 387 | 387 | 355 | 280 | 273 | 250 | 243 | 135 | 95 | 95 | 222 | 163 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 48 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 11 | 30 | 163 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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