Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 66 | 64 | 106 | 61 | 101 | 135 | 178 | 195 | 376 | 392 | 1072 | 1317 | 1548 | 2217 | 2193 | 1929 | 1687 | 1549 | 877 | 2887 | 3560 | 7439 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.77m | 2:08PM1.87m | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.08m | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 10 | 106 | 44 | 101 | 135 | 178 | 195 | 376 | 392 | 1072 | 1317 | 1548 | 2217 | 2193 | 1929 | 1687 | 1549 | 877 | 2219 | 6 | 3703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 61 | 31 | 10 | 131 | 61 | 59 | 369 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 328 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 49 | 46 | 183 | 202 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 46 | 24 | 43 | 99 | 100 | 97 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 5 | 2887 | 3560 | 7439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 172 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 75 | 175 | 318 |
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