Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1227 | 3010 | 4782 | 1631 | 693 | 675 | 657 | 1191 | 1174 | 1007 | 1184 | 3338 | 4414 | 4633 | 4054 | 3418 | 3273 | 2590 | 2079 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.92m | 5:51AM1.79m | 6:23PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.76m | 7:20PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.07m | 11:59AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 1319 | 1624 | 1631 | 693 | 353 | 353 | 1191 | 1174 | 1007 | 1184 | 3338 | 4414 | 4633 | 4054 | 3418 | 3273 | 2590 | 2079 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 147 | 234 | 232 | 353 | 675 | 657 | 566 | 539 | 683 | 666 | 632 | 684 | 666 | 631 | 561 | 463 | 450 | 431 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 326 | 397 | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | 753 | 740 | 428 | 289 | 390 | 453 | 329 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1227 | 3010 | 4782 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
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