Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2AM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1317 | 1995 | 2217 | 1973 | 1874 | 1633 | 1467 | 1842 | 2787 | 7742 | 8051 | 8487 | 4998 | 11681 | 11276 | 11842 | 4456 | 4215 | 3463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1317 | 1995 | 2217 | 1973 | 1874 | 1633 | 1467 | 1842 | 12 | 3750 | 4109 | 4109 | 16 | 5894 | 5947 | 5197 | 4456 | 4215 | 3463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 103 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 2787 | 7742 | 8051 | 8487 | 4998 | 11681 | 11276 | 11842 | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 172 | 318 | 172 | 75 | 75 | 172 | 172 | 75 | 15 | 19 | 60 |
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