Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 300 | 279 | 218 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 99 | 307 | 1249 | 3161 | 3334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.56m | 11:14PM1.49m | 11:40AM1.56m | 00:01AM1.50m | 12:27PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.41m | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.42m | 5:48PM0.44m | 6:06AM0.40m | 6:42PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 233 | 300 | 279 | 218 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 67 | 147 | 112 | 62 | 1249 | 3161 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 9 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 189 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 36 | 99 | 92 | 37 | 44 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 20 | SE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 18 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 67 | 124 | 94 | — | 2 | 40 | 307 | 199 | 15 | 3334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 475 | 526 | 475 | 475 |
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