Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 222 | 218 | 173 | 217 | 376 | 341 | 534 | 400 | 556 | 1159 | 890 | 768 | 1520 | 1201 | 1187 | 1004 | 890 | 724 | 604 | 596 | 471 | 441 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37PM1.60m | 10:05AM1.62m | 10:30PM1.62m | 10:59AM1.69m | 11:23PM1.65m | 11:53AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.31m | 3:54PM0.31m | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.25m | 5:57PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 181 | 197 | 240 | 209 | 255 | 270 | 350 | 356 | 556 | 1159 | 890 | 768 | 1520 | 1201 | 1187 | 1004 | 890 | 724 | 300 | 288 | 294 | 242 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 225 | 222 | 218 | 173 | 129 | 376 | 341 | 534 | 400 | 338 | 286 | 270 | 314 | 308 | 302 | 302 | 296 | 296 | 305 | 604 | 596 | 471 | 441 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 17 | SSW 16 | E 6 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 69 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 217 | 310 | 15 | — | — | 360 | 79 | 192 | 358 | 490 | 985 | 974 | 929 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 122 | 262 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | — | 77 | 119 | 87 | 149 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 189 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
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