Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 317 | 383 | 272 | 274 | 264 | 275 | 349 | 424 | 431 | 437 | 176 | 173 | 294 | 218 | 165 | 87 | 86 | 59 | 82 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.57m | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 230 | 228 | 383 | 272 | 274 | 264 | 275 | 349 | 424 | 431 | 437 | 119 | 108 | 294 | 218 | 165 | 87 | 86 | 59 | 51 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 317 | 225 | 215 | 163 | 165 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 18 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 82 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 15 |
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