Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 250 | 231 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 160 | 408 | 700 | 659 | 522 | 490 | 465 | 370 | 380 | 406 | 427 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.82m | 2:24AM1.78m | 2:50PM1.83m | 3:13AM1.81m | 3:38PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:18PM0.17m | 8:41AM0.12m | 9:10PM0.13m | 9:33AM0.10m | 9:57PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 193 | 191 | 188 | 52 | 58 | 231 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 120 | 408 | 700 | 659 | 522 | 490 | 465 | 370 | 380 | 406 | 427 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | S 5 | S 18 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 12 | ESE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 36 | 39 | 191 | 250 | 54 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 160 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 65 | 92 | — | — | — | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 69 | 49 | 25 | 39 | 51 | 25 | 48 | 38 | 36 | 208 | 74 | 87 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 1 |
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