Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 623 | 490 | 475 | 467 | 393 | 367 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 128 | 93 | 351 | 2836 | 3875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.68m | 4:06AM1.59m | 4:30PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.58m | 5:11PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -5 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 623 | 490 | 475 | 467 | 393 | 367 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 | 167 | 70 | 96 | 64 | 51 | 43 | 59 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 280 | 273 | 254 | 243 | 135 | 96 | 95 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 27 | 21 | 128 | 126 | 128 | 93 | 83 | 24 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 86 | 129 | 127 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 158 | 63 | 39 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 56 | 61 | 95 | 1 | — | 86 | 351 | 2836 | 3875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 313 | 265 |
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