Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 256 | 181 | 180 | 107 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 257 | 192 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 259 | 256 | 20 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 43 | 257 | 192 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 229 | 181 | 118 | 84 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 42 | 163 | 40 | — | 60 | 59 | 58 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 180 | 107 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 136 | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | 7 | 41 | — | — | 79 | 52 | 84 | 44 | 52 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 64 | 314 | 20 |
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