Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 441 | 369 | 305 | 239 | 222 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 113 | 108 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 98 | 104 | 160 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.72m | 6:17PM1.65m | 6:43AM1.66m | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.17m | 00:19AM0.20m | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 524 | 441 | 369 | 305 | 239 | 196 | 155 | 93 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 98 | 104 | 160 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 355 | 288 | 228 | 231 | 225 | 222 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 113 | 108 | 99 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 26 | 22 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 2 |
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