
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 215 | 210 | 94 | 60 | 60 | 134 | 153 | 196 | 188 | 269 | 320 | 342 | 259 | 273 | 259 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
58 | 43 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 43 | 215 | 210 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 34 | 259 | 273 | 259 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
84 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 56 | 165 | 44 | 1 | 94 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
107 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 172 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | — | 36 | — | — | 4 | 76 | 89 | 97 | 111 | 134 | 153 | 196 | 188 | 269 | 320 | 342 | 144 | 148 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 189 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 265 | 19 |
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