Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 513 | 725 | 1896 | 5017 | 1981 | 1751 | 5476 | 3219 | 644 | 653 | 2983 | 4306 | 627 | 320 | 316 | 300 | 292 | 284 | 622 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.61m | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.66m | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.38m | 6:50PM0.38m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 513 | 513 | 725 | 28 | 2179 | 1981 | 1751 | 1772 | 391 | 459 | 405 | 397 | 356 | 318 | 263 | 220 | 181 | 158 | 127 | 622 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 127 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 739 | 644 | 653 | 540 | 435 | 429 | 320 | 316 | 300 | 292 | 284 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 11 | 1896 | 5017 | 846 | 623 | 5476 | 3219 | — | — | 2983 | 4306 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 7 | 75 | 287 | 445 | 34 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
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