Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 280 | 240 | 240 | 258 | 210 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 178 | 96 | 65 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 280 | 280 | 240 | 240 | 258 | 210 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 178 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 96 | 65 | 55 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 |
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