Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 71 | 123 | 193 | 221 | 300 | 708 | 459 | 443 | 432 | 416 | 429 | 402 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.62m | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:57PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | 6:43AM0.37m | 7:18PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | -1 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 33 | 193 | 221 | 300 | 47 | 459 | 443 | 432 | 416 | 91 | 73 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 71 | 123 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 81 | 65 | 36 | 23 | 429 | 402 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SW 7 | S 8 | SE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 26 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 179 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 708 | 203 | 144 | 121 | 94 | 170 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 314 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
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