Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 915 | 687 | 563 | 467 | 332 | 262 | 200 | 160 | 165 | 304 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 246 | 231 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.58m | 8:20AM1.65m | 8:49PM1.56m | 9:22AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.23m | 1:46AM0.24m | 2:19PM0.26m | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 915 | 687 | 563 | 467 | 332 | 262 | 200 | 153 | 118 | 111 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 73 | 231 | 80 | 117 | 65 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 115 | 158 | 160 | 165 | 304 | 80 | 57 | 38 | 246 | 39 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 20 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 82 | — | 16 | 74 | 111 | 173 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 498 | 23 | 82 |
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