Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4718 | 3743 | 2707 | 2856 | 536 | 573 | 3632 | 828 | 3818 | 2140 | 2634 | 1499 | 1480 | 1538 | 3554 | 3251 | 1513 | 1215 | 1058 | 922 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.67m | 7:45AM1.80m | 8:14PM1.64m | 8:50AM1.77m | 9:20PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.13m | 1:19AM0.12m | 1:56PM0.17m | 2:14AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1206 | 1223 | 1355 | 1374 | 536 | 551 | 615 | 425 | 1949 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 1774 | 1564 | 1513 | 1215 | 1058 | 922 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 574 | 828 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4718 | 3743 | 2707 | 2856 | 530 | 573 | 3632 | 1 | 3818 | 2140 | 2634 | 1499 | 1480 | 1538 | 3554 | 3251 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 75 | 287 | 287 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 318 | 966 | 1003 | 1003 | 389 | 172 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
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