Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 949 | 1074 | 1074 | 1021 | 994 | 953 | 887 | 874 | 874 | 990 | 1651 | 2105 | 2765 | 2968 | 2594 | 2027 | 1603 | 526 | 871 | 646 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.65m | 2:12AM1.59m | 2:36PM1.68m | 2:53AM1.62m | 3:17PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.32m | 8:15PM0.33m | 8:28AM0.27m | 8:56PM0.29m | 9:10AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 949 | 1074 | 1074 | 1021 | 994 | 953 | 887 | 874 | 874 | 990 | 1651 | 2105 | 2765 | 2968 | 2594 | 2027 | 1603 | 526 | 871 | 646 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 460 | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 91 | 228 | 525 | 595 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 80 | 172 | 1 | 259 | 244 | 259 | 244 | 223 | 223 | 173 |
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