Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 298 | 294 | 271 | 258 | 189 | 222 | 303 | 298 | 461 | 624 | 711 | 801 | 778 | 755 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.64m | 2:01AM1.56m | 2:25PM1.66m | 2:43AM1.57m | 3:07PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.37m | 8:18AM0.32m | 8:48PM0.34m | 9:00AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 298 | 294 | 271 | 258 | 189 | 179 | 303 | 298 | 461 | 624 | 711 | 801 | 778 | 755 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 248 | 241 | 231 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 222 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | ESE 16 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 135 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 75 | 85 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 841 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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