Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1332 | 1021 | 865 | 469 | 488 | 396 | 276 | 280 | 236 | 254 | 210 | 210 | 235 | 238 | 246 | 192 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:40AM1.65m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.28m | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1332 | 1021 | 865 | 469 | 488 | 396 | 276 | 280 | 236 | 254 | 210 | 210 | 235 | 238 | 246 | 192 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 54 | 137 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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