Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 67 | 68 | 102 | 154 | 301 | 285 | 269 | 233 | 309 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 | 3204 | 3420 | 902 | 589 | 715 | 687 | 2155 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:24AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 67 | 68 | 102 | 154 | 301 | 285 | 269 | 233 | 309 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 | 416 | 520 | 902 | 589 | 715 | 687 | 970 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 110 | 105 | 83 | 84 | 152 | 147 | 116 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 96 | 68 | 16 | 106 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | W 3 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 19 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 3204 | 3420 | — | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2155 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 111 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 2 |
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