Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2429 | 4806 | 4026 | 999 | 900 | 810 | 966 | 755 | 564 | 408 | 282 | 228 | 143 | 106 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.77m | 9:20PM1.63m | 9:54AM1.76m | 10:24PM1.64m | 10:57AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.21m | 3:12AM0.18m | 3:53PM0.24m | 4:15AM0.21m | 4:56PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -6 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 2354 | 2046 | 999 | 900 | 810 | 966 | 755 | 564 | 408 | 282 | 228 | 143 | 106 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 188 | 116 | 83 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 22 | 507 | 465 | 249 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 35 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 14 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 17 | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2429 | 4806 | 4026 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 58 | 96 | 144 | 355 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 172 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
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