Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 158 | 94 | 93 | 60 | 58 | 140 | 226 | 200 | 237 | 323 | 447 | 393 | 392 | 326 | 278 | 418 | 594 | 671 | 942 | 1005 | 913 | 1583 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | 8:54AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.37m | 2:47PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 158 | 94 | 93 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 130 | 200 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 393 | 392 | 326 | 256 | 243 | 202 | 177 | 116 | 78 | 178 | 832 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 78 | 52 | 78 | 88 | 92 | 140 | 226 | 82 | 237 | 323 | 447 | 148 | 144 | 182 | 278 | 418 | 594 | 671 | 942 | 1005 | 913 | 1583 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 314 | 259 | 265 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
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