Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1633 | 5164 | 3413 | 2943 | 4363 | 2151 | 1719 | 1271 | 1750 | 1875 | 1426 | 869 | 854 | 902 | 466 | 326 | 977 | 306 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.58m | 9:06AM1.60m | 9:31PM1.53m | 10:00AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.29m | 2:26AM0.31m | 2:56PM0.37m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 348 | 3249 | 3413 | 2943 | 2612 | 2151 | 1719 | 1271 | 564 | 880 | 632 | 577 | 507 | 546 | 466 | 308 | 977 | 274 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 9 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 198 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 91 | 135 | 326 | 14 | 306 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1633 | 5164 | — | — | 4363 | — | — | — | 1750 | 1875 | 1426 | 869 | 854 | 902 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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