Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1225 | 882 | 739 | 953 | 929 | 1117 | 1347 | 1314 | 1297 | 1102 | 904 | 869 | 734 | 602 | 605 | 471 | 1045 | 1094 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.81m | 6:21AM1.75m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:16AM1.70m | 7:43PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.11m | 12:26PM0.12m | 00:51AM0.17m | 1:15PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1225 | 882 | 739 | 953 | 929 | 1117 | 1347 | 1314 | 1297 | 1102 | 904 | 869 | 734 | 602 | 605 | 471 | 475 | 468 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 57 | 61 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1045 | 1094 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
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