Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 449 | 441 | 883 | 849 | 856 | 1074 | 1349 | 1349 | 1330 | 1292 | 1152 | 991 | 276 | 744 | 785 | 711 | 1255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:24AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.39m | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 | 441 | 883 | 849 | 856 | 1074 | 1349 | 1349 | 1330 | 1292 | 1152 | 991 | 238 | 744 | 785 | 711 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 77 | 108 | 68 | 83 | 108 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 69 | 132 | 118 | 96 | 276 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | — | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 154 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | W 3 | SW 9 | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | W 3 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 5 | 449 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 42 | — | 2 | 1255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 173 |
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