Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 272 | 274 | 260 | 275 | 361 | 424 | 437 | 372 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 218 | 165 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 60 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 383 | 272 | 274 | 260 | 275 | 361 | 424 | 437 | 372 | 119 | 89 | 173 | 218 | 165 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 52 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 17 |
| kJ | 225 | 215 | 163 | 165 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 178 | 176 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 18 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 57 | 60 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 17 |
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