Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 210 | 173 | 238 | 246 | 195 | 96 | 65 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 72 | 128 | 181 | 300 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 195 | 210 | 173 | 238 | 246 | 195 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 128 | 181 | 300 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | ESE 11 | SSW 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 96 | 65 | 55 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 72 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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