Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 246 | 231 | 169 | 225 | 235 | 1064 | 756 | 756 | 778 | 736 | 813 | 988 | 1462 | 1384 | 6715 | 877 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 357 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.66m | 9:51PM1.57m | 10:24AM1.70m | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 256 | 44 | 231 | 169 | 225 | 67 | 45 | 756 | 756 | 778 | 736 | 813 | 988 | 1462 | 1384 | 1749 | 877 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 357 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 246 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 169 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 175 | 143 | 131 | 94 | 96 | 103 | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 88 | 8 | 74 | 176 | 235 | 1064 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 12 | 6715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 75 | 23 | 475 | 23 | 19 | 75 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 60 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
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