Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1049 | 904 | 811 | 742 | 596 | 813 | 1000 | 1479 | 1537 | 4039 | 1842 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 441 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.57m | 10:24AM1.70m | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 904 | 811 | 742 | 596 | 813 | 1000 | 1479 | 1537 | 1915 | 1842 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 154 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 193 | 158 | 120 | 154 | 441 | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1049 | 29 | 20 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 46 | 13 | 4039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 60 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 17 | 2 |
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