Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 1179 | 544 | 1234 | 1317 | 2217 | 2217 | 1973 | 1726 | 1447 | 1549 | 1915 | 5085 | 6924 | 7523 | 8487 | 11061 | 5873 | 11914 | 9995 | 13647 | 4266 | 1821 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 195 | 580 | 544 | 1234 | 1317 | 2217 | 2217 | 1973 | 1726 | 1447 | 1549 | 1915 | 2948 | 3216 | 3594 | 4161 | 5605 | 5873 | 6287 | 5522 | 4817 | 4266 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 79 | 369 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1821 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 202 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 1179 | 63 | 77 | 101 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 91 | 14 | 5085 | 6924 | 7523 | 8487 | 11061 | 8 | 11914 | 9995 | 13647 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 60 | 75 | 175 | 318 | 172 | 75 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 313 | 60 | 19 | 172 |
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