Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 276 | 284 | 427 | 432 | 421 | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 218 | 273 | 189 | 135 | 131 | 96 | 89 | 83 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.74m | 3:29AM1.77m | 3:51PM1.76m | 4:13AM1.82m | 4:36PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.19m | 9:46AM0.16m | 10:06PM0.14m | 10:33AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 210 | 276 | 284 | 427 | 432 | 421 | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 218 | 273 | 189 | 135 | 131 | 62 | 47 | 77 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ENE 4 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 96 | 89 | 58 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 10 | SW 7 | NE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | — | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 9 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 66 | 74 | — | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | 19 | — | 4 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 83 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 31 |
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