Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 150 | 101 | 239 | 236 | 181 | 178 | 129 | 86 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 87 | 134 | 280 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.74m | 1:43PM1.89m | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:38PM1.94m | 3:01AM1.80m | 3:34PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.16m | 8:21AM0.07m | 9:01PM0.11m | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:56PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 147 | 106 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 61 | 239 | 236 | 181 | 178 | 129 | 86 | 50 | 91 | 68 | 50 | 81 | 93 | 103 | 103 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 23 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 228 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 150 | 101 | 40 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 87 | 134 | 280 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 23 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 21 | SE 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 103 | 117 | 132 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 188 | 130 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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