Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 269 | 233 | 246 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 | 416 | 763 | 860 | 827 | 845 | 936 | 1074 | 1168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.51m | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:24AM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 285 | 269 | 233 | 246 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 | 416 | 763 | 860 | 827 | 845 | 936 | 1074 | 1168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 68 | 81 | 68 | 83 | 106 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 96 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
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