Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 101 | 89 | 143 | 261 | 118 | 126 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 109 | 88 | 39 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | 00:57AM1.71m | 1:29PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | 7:07AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 64 | 47 | 143 | 153 | 116 | 80 | 23 | 59 | 195 | 109 | 88 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 101 | 89 | 64 | 44 | 59 | 53 | 123 | 120 | 53 | 56 | 35 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 126 | 20 | 26 | 118 | 65 | 61 | 23 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 134 | — | 261 | 40 | 86 | 198 | 198 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 105 | 223 | 172 | 64 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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