Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 118 | 169 | 172 | 154 | 311 | 290 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 183 | 200 | 235 | 304 | 273 | 263 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.76m | 00:37AM1.68m | 1:07PM1.79m | 1:32AM1.73m | 2:00PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.20m | 7:21PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 141 | 110 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 311 | 290 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 183 | 200 | 235 | 304 | 273 | 263 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 118 | 169 | 172 | 154 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | E 13 | E 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | 31 | 21 | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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