Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 107 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 115 | 105 | 92 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 102 | 106 | 184 | 209 | 357 | 500 | 515 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 58 | 43 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 24 | 163 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 79 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 84 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 43 | 44 | 115 | 105 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 56 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 48 | 3 | 142 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 7 | S 16 | NE 10 | — | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 180 | 107 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 92 | 59 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 4 | — | 51 | 6 | 66 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 104 | 127 | — | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 44 | 102 | 106 | 184 | 209 | 357 | 500 | 515 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 189 | 265 | 105 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 225 | 20 | 259 | 318 | 265 | 19 |
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