Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 963 | 1219 | 1627 | 5164 | 3413 | 3173 | 2612 | 2151 | 1719 | 2416 | 1945 | 1733 | 1384 | 885 | 517 | 536 | 451 | 326 | 977 | 306 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.64m | 8:37PM1.58m | 9:06AM1.60m | 9:31PM1.53m | 10:00AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.29m | 2:26AM0.31m | 2:56PM0.37m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 348 | 3249 | 3413 | 3173 | 2612 | 2151 | 1719 | 1290 | 1060 | 792 | 632 | 588 | 517 | 536 | 451 | 302 | 977 | 274 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 9 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 86 | 135 | 326 | 14 | 306 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 963 | 1219 | 1627 | 5164 | — | — | — | — | — | 2416 | 1945 | 1733 | 1384 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 259 | 301 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 82 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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