Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2280 | 2038 | 1770 | 1614 | 1497 | 1214 | 467 | 905 | 760 | 683 | 545 | 487 | 269 | 366 | 314 | 292 | 284 | 215 | 218 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 148 |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.74m | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:01AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.70m | 9:34PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.17m | 2:10PM0.20m | 2:28AM0.20m | 3:05PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2280 | 2038 | 1770 | 1614 | 1497 | 1214 | 338 | 905 | 760 | 683 | 545 | 487 | 269 | 366 | 314 | 292 | 284 | 215 | 218 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 467 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 18 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | 17 | 121 | 109 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 80 |
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