Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 324 | 312 | 228 | 228 | 174 | 172 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 60 | 132 | 196 | 256 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.78m | 4:49AM1.79m | 5:11PM1.73m | 5:35AM1.75m | 5:57PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.11m | 10:43PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.13m | 11:26PM0.15m | 11:51AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 416 | 324 | 312 | 228 | 228 | 162 | 176 | 186 | 201 | 216 | 181 | 171 | 140 | 137 | 107 | 102 | 60 | 132 | 196 | 256 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | 174 | 172 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 81 | 111 | 136 | 132 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 107 | 146 | 102 | 97 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 105 | 189 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 105 | 105 | 1 | 0 |
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