Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 723 | 674 | 233 | 300 | 279 | 223 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 52 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.50m | 10:51AM1.56m | 11:14PM1.49m | 11:40AM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.41m | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.42m | 5:48PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 723 | 674 | 233 | 300 | 279 | 223 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 189 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 20 | SE 16 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 67 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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