Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 222 | 222 | 320 | 1111 | 2967 | 4782 | 1581 | 693 | 675 | 657 | 566 | 1191 | 1021 | 1035 | 3102 | 4362 | 4141 | 3571 | 3063 | 3235 | 2767 | 2053 | 2002 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.81m | 5:26PM1.92m | 5:51AM1.79m | 6:23PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.76m | 7:20PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM-0.00m | 11:40PM0.07m | 11:59AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 176 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 146 | 1319 | 1471 | 1581 | 693 | 353 | 353 | 346 | 1191 | 1021 | 1035 | 3102 | 4362 | 4141 | 3571 | 3063 | 3235 | 2767 | 2053 | 2002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 77 | 115 | 58 | 2 | 147 | 234 | 232 | 353 | 675 | 657 | 551 | 539 | 683 | 666 | 632 | 675 | 657 | 631 | 561 | 469 | 450 | 437 | 363 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 16 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | — | SSE 22 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 326 | 397 | 447 | 566 | — | — | 148 | — | — | 603 | 428 | 178 | — | 163 | 231 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 2 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 89 | 215 | 320 | 1111 | 2967 | 4782 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 |
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