
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
220 | 222 | 296 | 427 | 375 | 402 | 513 | 513 | 494 | 988 | 2002 | 785 | 924 | 5841 | 3287 | 644 | 3919 | 2983 | 4306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.52m | 12:38PM1.61m | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.42m | 6:17AM0.38m | 6:50PM0.38m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:36PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
220 | 122 | 296 | 196 | 375 | 402 | 140 | 513 | 494 | 988 | 7 | 785 | 370 | 349 | 349 | 297 | 326 | 363 | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
218 | 222 | 11 | 296 | 5 | 17 | 513 | 101 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 675 | 693 | 739 | 644 | 653 | 540 | 435 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 10 |
24 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
71 | 55 | 175 | 427 | 145 | 151 | 349 | — | 112 | 56 | 2002 | 368 | 924 | 5841 | 3287 | — | 3919 | 2983 | 4306 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 84 | 287 | 376 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 80 | 82 | 24 | 17 |
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