Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 181 | 124 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 81 | 277 | 230 | 540 | 728 | 686 | 547 | 540 | 661 | 1364 | 1330 | 739 | 1079 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.82m | 4:10PM1.91m | 4:33AM1.82m | 5:03PM1.87m | 5:27AM1.79m | 5:56PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.00m | 10:28PM0.05m | 10:48AM0.01m | 11:17PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 542 | 510 | 442 | 383 | 329 | 297 | 168 | 131 | 105 | 103 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 540 | 728 | 686 | 547 | 540 | 661 | 1364 | 1330 | 739 | 1079 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 181 | 63 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 44 | 74 | 57 | 41 | 77 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 124 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 81 | 277 | 230 | 40 | 61 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 81 | — | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 20 |
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