Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 146 | 259 | 256 | 181 | 180 | 107 | 240 | 235 | 273 | 259 | 250 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.73m | 5:35AM1.75m | 5:57PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.13m | 11:26PM0.15m | 11:51AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 206 | 216 | 185 | 171 | 140 | 133 | 105 | 99 | 60 | 146 | 259 | 256 | 88 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 235 | 273 | 259 | 66 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 181 | 81 | 85 | 240 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 250 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 66 | 180 | 107 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 7 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 104 | 131 | 117 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 104 | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
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