Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 99 | 135 | 245 | 195 | 381 | 392 | 1234 | 1317 | 1487 | 2217 | 2193 | 1874 | 1447 | 1484 | 2024 | 2479 | 6292 | 7115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.87m | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 99 | 135 | 245 | 195 | 381 | 392 | 1234 | 1317 | 1487 | 2217 | 2193 | 1874 | 1447 | 1484 | 2024 | 12 | 3226 | 3549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 31 | 15 | 131 | 61 | 59 | 369 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 60 | 49 | 46 | 183 | 202 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 49 | 91 | 107 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1269 | 2479 | 6292 | 7115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 179 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 60 | 259 | 287 | 82 |
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