Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 810 | 966 | 755 | 564 | 400 | 331 | 228 | 143 | 109 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.63m | 9:54AM1.76m | 10:24PM1.64m | 10:57AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.21m | 3:12AM0.18m | 3:53PM0.24m | 4:15AM0.21m | 4:56PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 810 | 966 | 755 | 564 | 400 | 331 | 228 | 143 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 183 | 140 | 133 | 103 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 356 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 26 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 14 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 14 | 20 | 84 | 64 | 34 | 93 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 189 | 407 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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