Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 336 | 299 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 173 | 217 | 376 | 341 | 534 | 400 | 2444 | 346 | 890 | 768 | 1500 | 1183 | 1187 | 603 | 762 | 724 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.57m | 9:37PM1.60m | 10:05AM1.62m | 10:30PM1.62m | 10:59AM1.69m | 11:23PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.32m | 3:27AM0.31m | 3:54PM0.31m | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 222 | 159 | 136 | 81 | 149 | 181 | 197 | 201 | 209 | 255 | 276 | 363 | 356 | 255 | 191 | 890 | 768 | 1500 | 1183 | 1187 | 408 | 400 | 440 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 336 | 336 | 299 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 173 | 129 | 376 | 64 | 534 | 400 | 338 | 332 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 347 | 347 | 603 | 762 | 724 | 604 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 81 | 42 | 107 | 69 | 47 | 56 | 103 | 217 | 310 | 341 | — | 161 | 360 | 346 | 192 | 358 | 490 | — | — | 167 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 85 | 111 | 27 | 78 | 151 | 2444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 189 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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