Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.80m | 00:45AM1.71m | 1:16PM1.84m | 1:39AM1.77m | 2:08PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:55AM0.08m | 8:29PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 136 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 106 | 65 | 99 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 33 | 52 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SW 11 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 13 | 104 | 60 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 23 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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