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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
40 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 135 | 269 | 836 | 408 | 444 | 439 | 545 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.93m | 6:30AM1.76m | 7:05PM1.89m | 7:34AM1.73m | 8:08PM1.85m | 8:37AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.13m | 12:34PM0.10m | 1:11AM0.17m | 1:31PM0.14m | 2:08AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | S 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
40 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 59 | 70 | 65 | 346 | 408 | 444 | 439 | 545 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
7 | 7 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 15 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | — | 19 | 26 | 67 | 5 | 31 | 135 | 269 | 836 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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