Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 149 | 255 | 559 | 370 | 551 | 441 | 346 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 273 | 280 | 427 | 529 | 446 | 435 | 344 | 228 | 284 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.72m | 3:08PM1.74m | 3:29AM1.77m | 3:51PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.27m | 8:37PM0.25m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.19m | 9:46AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 126 | 255 | 559 | 370 | 551 | 441 | 346 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 273 | 280 | 427 | 529 | 446 | 435 | 344 | 228 | 284 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 17 | E 12 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 167 | 42 | 200 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 73 | 73 | 108 | 103 | 103 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | S 20 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 149 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 38 | — | — | 16 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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