Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- 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 (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 418 | 220 | 222 | 231 | 296 | 375 | 402 | 513 | 513 | 494 | 1739 | 1976 | 666 | 1034 | 693 | 721 | 644 | 653 | 3416 | 4306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.57m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 628 | 418 | 220 | 120 | 231 | 296 | 375 | 402 | 143 | 513 | 494 | 14 | 7 | 666 | 474 | 349 | 358 | 297 | 290 | 304 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | SE 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 231 | 172 | 218 | 222 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 513 | 103 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 675 | 693 | 721 | 644 | 653 | 540 | 435 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 63 | — | 53 | 155 | 191 | 158 | 169 | 358 | — | 5 | 1739 | 1976 | 511 | 1034 | 644 | — | — | — | 3416 | 4306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 34 | 313 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 84 | 287 | 376 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 80 | 82 | 24 | 19 |
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