Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 139 | 113 | 200 | 492 | 283 | 311 | 291 | 248 | 357 | 409 | 466 | 568 | 651 | 1780 | 1513 | 673 | 564 | 489 | 1350 | 955 | 520 | 432 | 1701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | 8:54AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.43m | 9:47AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.37m | 2:47PM0.41m | 3:02AM0.41m | 3:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 50 | 113 | 200 | 372 | 283 | 311 | 291 | 217 | 223 | 212 | 160 | 134 | 108 | 551 | 969 | 673 | 564 | 489 | 467 | 467 | 10 | 196 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 47 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 73 | 106 | 268 | 59 | 36 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 119 | 139 | 69 | 91 | 492 | 144 | 187 | 215 | 248 | 357 | 409 | 466 | 568 | 651 | 1780 | 1513 | — | — | — | 1350 | 955 | 520 | 432 | 1701 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 259 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 80 | 24 | 19 |
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