Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 277 | 220 | 181 | 1448 | 1077 | 1286 | 2875 | 2356 | 516 | 514 | 606 | 524 | 514 | 535 | 3435 | 1554 | 2265 | 2632 | 2794 | 2262 | 1697 | 1243 | 991 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.96m | 5:12AM1.80m | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:46PM1.89m | 7:14AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:24AM0.02m | 00:00AM0.09m | 12:18PM0.05m | 00:53AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 305 | 277 | 220 | 181 | 633 | 1 | 13 | 1236 | 1139 | 516 | 514 | 606 | 524 | 514 | 535 | 603 | 1554 | 2265 | 2632 | 2794 | 2262 | 1697 | 1243 | 991 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | — | E 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 |
| kJ | 96 | 103 | 138 | 132 | 3 | 17 | — | 13 | 15 | 222 | 192 | 6 | 71 | 110 | 109 | 338 | 880 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | NW 3 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1448 | 1077 | 1286 | 2875 | 2356 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3435 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 318 | 172 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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