Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 467 | 332 | 262 | 200 | 160 | 165 | 304 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 246 | 231 | 169 | 225 | 210 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.58m | 8:20AM1.65m | 8:49PM1.56m | 9:22AM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.24m | 2:19PM0.26m | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 491 | 467 | 332 | 262 | 200 | 156 | 118 | 111 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 98 | 56 | 66 | 86 | 67 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 41 | 115 | 158 | 160 | 165 | 304 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 246 | 231 | 169 | 225 | 169 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | NW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 52 | 203 | 8 | 96 | 130 | 210 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 173 | 19 | 309 | 23 | 82 |
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