Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 163 | 158 | 113 | 108 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 67 | 101 | 152 | 301 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.65m | 6:43AM1.66m | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.20m | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 155 | 93 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 67 | 101 | 152 | 301 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 165 | 163 | 158 | 113 | 108 | 99 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 80 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
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