Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2293 | 531 | 617 | 628 | 533 | 524 | 3061 | 4112 | 2358 | 2209 | 2803 | 2811 | 2206 | 1712 | 1225 | 976 | 681 | 566 | 224 | 178 | 173 | 330 | 276 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:46PM1.89m | 7:14AM1.75m | 7:47PM1.84m | 8:15AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.09m | 12:18PM0.05m | 00:53AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.10m | 1:47AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1139 | 531 | 617 | 628 | 533 | 524 | 640 | 754 | 1533 | 2209 | 2803 | 2811 | 2206 | 1712 | 1225 | 976 | 681 | 566 | 224 | 178 | 173 | 330 | 276 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 232 | 150 | 6 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 343 | 892 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 208 | 173 | 96 | 47 | 61 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | S 21 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 57 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2293 | — | — | — | — | — | 3061 | 4112 | 2358 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | 53 | — | — | 105 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 34 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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