Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 350 | 339 | 269 | 248 | 133 | 127 | 163 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 142 | 136 | 233 | 261 | 504 | 583 | 322 | 249 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.71m | 3:23PM1.74m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:05PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:18AM0.16m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 355 | 350 | 339 | 269 | 248 | 133 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 154 | 149 | 142 | 136 | 101 | 85 | 98 | 56 | 170 | 222 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 93 | 56 | 56 | 81 | 163 | 156 | 156 | 61 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 21 | 55 | 56 | 101 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 17 | — | 30 | 55 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 50 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 44 | — | 46 | — | — | 60 | 233 | 261 | 504 | 583 | 322 | 249 | 822 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 179 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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