Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 429 | 320 | 316 | 300 | 292 | 754 | 752 | 633 | 588 | 465 | 451 | 355 | 350 | 339 | 319 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | 2:20AM1.67m | 2:42PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | 8:35AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 311 | 311 | 269 | 220 | 177 | 162 | 754 | 752 | 633 | 588 | 465 | 451 | 355 | 350 | 339 | 319 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 435 | 429 | 320 | 316 | 300 | 292 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 93 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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