Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 307 | 390 | 828 | 1411 | 1687 | 3464 | 7425 | 1121 | 5286 | 2515 | 6045 | 5105 | 3578 | 4218 | 3720 | 1665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.66m | 5:20PM1.68m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:04PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.21m | 11:10AM0.17m | 11:32PM0.21m | 11:53AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 256 | 307 | 390 | 198 | 1411 | 1687 | 10 | 3754 | 1121 | 2585 | 2515 | 2831 | 3068 | 2 | — | — | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | 42 | 146 | 134 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 828 | 9 | 18 | 3464 | 7425 | 934 | 5286 | 6 | 6045 | 5105 | 3578 | 4218 | 3720 | 1665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 24 | 111 | 287 | 19 | 287 | 311 | 456 | 314 | 19 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 313 | 318 | 313 | 172 |
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