Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 988 | 1479 | 1954 | 4281 | 7230 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 218 | 163 | 145 | 151 | 139 | 103 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 988 | 1479 | 1954 | 2114 | 1009 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 129 | 147 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 145 | 151 | 139 | 103 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 304 | 227 | 158 | 120 | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 218 | 163 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 36 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 38 | 64 | 4281 | 7230 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 1 |
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