Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 186 | 183 | 136 | 127 | 96 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 30 | 35 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | 00:45AM1.71m | 1:16PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 135 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 136 | 127 | 96 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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