Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 475 | 467 | 393 | 367 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 97 | 93 | 440 | 3071 | 4297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.59m | 4:30PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.58m | 5:11PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -3 | -7 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 475 | 467 | 393 | 367 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 | 167 | 103 | 117 | 93 | 98 | 67 | 61 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 254 | 243 | 135 | 96 | 95 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 28 | 20 | 128 | 126 | 97 | 93 | 58 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 86 | 129 | 127 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 158 | 63 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 35 | 84 | 57 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 65 | 59 | 244 | — | — | 1 | 440 | 3071 | 4297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 309 | 445 | 265 |
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