Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2432 | 1939 | 1429 | 1156 | 855 | 755 | 480 | 766 | 817 | 963 | 897 | 361 | 455 | 539 | 522 | 778 | 1633 | 3121 | 1930 | 2670 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.65m | 6:11AM1.58m | 6:36PM1.63m | 6:57AM1.58m | 7:23PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.24m | 00:03AM0.27m | 12:18PM0.24m | 00:42AM0.28m | 1:00PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2432 | 1939 | 1429 | 1156 | 855 | 755 | 480 | 355 | 480 | 407 | 331 | 250 | 405 | 539 | 522 | 778 | 1633 | 49 | 427 | 22 | 1155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 428 | 280 | 232 | 188 | 103 | 195 | 522 | 418 | 390 | 48 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | E 18 | S 19 | E 17 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 77 | 192 | 361 | 455 | 164 | 110 | 67 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 2 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 739 | 769 | 1 | 681 | 355 | 766 | 817 | 963 | 897 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 3121 | 1930 | 2670 | 1597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 172 | 318 | 318 | 179 |
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