Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 469 | 346 | 337 | 324 | 304 | 288 | 522 | 429 | 437 | 1810 | 854 | 248 | 241 | 294 | 256 | 195 | 249 | 249 | 303 | 303 | 454 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:57PM1.62m | 1:17AM1.55m | 1:42PM1.64m | 2:01AM1.56m | 2:25PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.37m | 7:18PM0.40m | 7:33AM0.35m | 8:05PM0.37m | 8:18AM0.32m | 8:48PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 486 | 469 | 346 | 106 | 91 | 78 | 65 | 522 | 429 | 437 | 373 | 336 | 248 | 241 | 294 | 256 | 195 | 249 | 249 | 303 | 303 | 454 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 37 | 337 | 324 | 304 | 288 | 208 | 203 | 188 | 262 | 309 | 86 | 86 | 231 | 186 | 180 | 189 | 183 | 133 | 123 | 90 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | E 16 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 73 | 179 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 135 | 133 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 74 | 154 | 21 | — | 221 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 132 | 126 | 195 | 158 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1810 | 854 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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