Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 539 | 424 | 415 | 326 | 276 | 233 | 254 | 338 | 277 | 244 | 336 | 272 | 269 | 259 | 194 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.58m | 9:40AM1.64m | 10:06PM1.59m | 10:38AM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.27m | 3:32PM0.30m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 692 | 539 | 424 | 415 | 326 | 276 | 230 | 157 | 148 | 152 | 117 | 336 | 272 | 269 | 259 | 194 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 57 | 75 | 205 | 233 | 216 | 338 | 277 | 244 | 53 | 29 | 60 | 80 | 72 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 18 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 55 | 102 | 254 | 144 | 94 | 58 | 54 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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