Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 146 | 173 | 184 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 46 | 173 | 184 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 73 | 51 | 36 | 33 | 39 | 59 | 56 | 76 | 113 | 72 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 89 | 64 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 132 | 127 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 85 | 114 | 101 | 146 | 277 | 247 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 223 | 64 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
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