Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 99 | 102 | 154 | 305 | 285 | 265 | 269 | 309 | 225 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 99 | 102 | 154 | 305 | 285 | 265 | 269 | 309 | 225 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 10 | 36 | 38 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 111 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
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