Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 371 | 307 | 251 | 251 | 220 | 220 | 180 | 90 | 173 | 141 | 118 | 169 | 172 | 154 | 311 | 290 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 183 | 198 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12AM1.72m | 11:39PM1.62m | 12:12PM1.76m | 00:37AM1.68m | 1:07PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.23m | 5:10PM0.28m | 5:34AM0.23m | 6:17PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.20m | 7:21PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 392 | 371 | 307 | 251 | 251 | 220 | 220 | 180 | 76 | 173 | 141 | 110 | 84 | 57 | 39 | 311 | 290 | 28 | 201 | 198 | 183 | 29 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 192 | 147 | 116 | 115 | 73 | 70 | 60 | 68 | 90 | 58 | 105 | 118 | 169 | 172 | 154 | 14 | 25 | 203 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 198 | 311 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | S 13 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 101 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 62 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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