Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 262 | 202 | 160 | 165 | 304 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 246 | 231 | 225 | 225 | 227 | 362 | 951 | 649 | 678 | 588 | 435 | 1011 | 1223 | 1400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.65m | 8:49PM1.56m | 9:22AM1.66m | 9:51PM1.57m | 10:24AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.24m | 2:19PM0.26m | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 332 | 262 | 202 | 156 | 118 | 111 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 63 | 40 | 68 | 80 | 60 | 165 | 36 | 649 | 678 | 588 | 435 | 1011 | 1223 | 1400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 115 | 158 | 160 | 165 | 304 | 80 | 57 | 38 | 246 | 231 | 225 | 225 | 169 | 44 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 120 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 20 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 14 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | N 4 | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 34 | — | 17 | 91 | 128 | 227 | 362 | 951 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 85 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
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