Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 60 | 146 | 259 | 256 | 181 | 180 | 121 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 263 | 253 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 103 | 94 | 86 | 64 | 77 | 108 |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.75m | 5:57PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 81 | 78 | 146 | 259 | 256 | 85 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 235 | 206 | 59 | 253 | 172 | 20 | 163 | 81 | 71 | 86 | 64 | 42 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 181 | 118 | 121 | 240 | 47 | 46 | 263 | 46 | 44 | 165 | 28 | 28 | 94 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 14 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | 66 | 180 | 107 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 11 | 103 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 2 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 126 | 101 | 96 | 26 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 52 | 33 | — | 62 | 2 | 56 | 82 | 43 | 77 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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