Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 234 | 224 | 280 | 249 | 260 | 305 | 277 | 223 | 181 | 507 | 1289 | 1442 | 2830 | 2356 | 516 | 639 | 708 | 628 | 533 | 2546 | 593 | 1728 | 2237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:46PM1.96m | 5:12AM1.80m | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:12AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:29AM0.02m | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:24AM0.02m | 00:00AM0.09m | 12:18PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 83 | 175 | 224 | 280 | 249 | 260 | 305 | 277 | 223 | 181 | 507 | 1 | 13 | 1217 | 1139 | 516 | 639 | 708 | 628 | 533 | 545 | 460 | 1728 | 2237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | SE 13 | — | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 381 | 234 | 172 | 118 | 92 | 59 | 96 | 103 | 138 | 132 | 3 | 7 | — | 16 | 6 | 225 | 153 | 6 | 109 | 157 | 208 | 593 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 4 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | SW 11 | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 14 | 1289 | 1442 | 2830 | 2356 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2546 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 287 | 318 | 179 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 3 |
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