
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
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 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 341 | 308 | 295 | 229 | 225 | 119 | 157 | 141 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.71m | 12:50PM1.78m | 1:15AM1.75m | 1:41PM1.78m | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:30PM1.77m | 2:54AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.22m | 7:02PM0.23m | 7:28AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.20m | 8:24AM0.19m | 8:48PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:36 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
346 | 341 | 308 | 295 | 229 | 225 | 119 | 157 | 141 | 32 | 92 | 60 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 55 | 87 | 102 | 78 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 59 | 18 | 35 | 96 | 23 | 22 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
38 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 68 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 105 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
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