Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4014 | 8358 | 9346 | 8380 | 3475 | 3114 | 2824 | 7582 | 2534 | 2313 | 2097 | 1849 | 1638 | 1497 | 1196 | 517 | 389 | 759 | 683 | 537 | 487 | 405 | 341 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.75m | 6:38PM1.68m | 7:04AM1.74m | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:01AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.14m | 12:30PM0.14m | 00:49AM0.15m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.17m | 2:10PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4014 | 4883 | 4524 | 3923 | 3475 | 3114 | 2824 | 2606 | 2534 | 2313 | 2097 | 1849 | 1638 | 1497 | 1196 | 517 | 389 | 759 | 683 | 537 | 487 | 405 | 341 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 322 | 313 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8358 | 9346 | 8380 | — | — | — | 7582 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 51 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 313 | 265 | 75 | 75 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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