Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 229 | 173 | 294 | 235 | 162 | 89 | 87 | 69 | 130 | 43 | 117 | 84 | 118 | 167 | 204 | 286 | 559 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | 2:04AM1.65m | 2:25PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | 8:12AM0.27m | 8:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 372 | 76 | 85 | 294 | 235 | 162 | 89 | 87 | 60 | 52 | 12 | 69 | 49 | 35 | 167 | 204 | 286 | 559 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 17 | E 12 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 229 | 173 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 50 | 84 | 118 | 38 | 43 | 200 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 62 | 103 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 69 | 130 | 43 | 117 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 80 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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