Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 533 | 2947 | 730 | 2358 | 2153 | 2537 | 2632 | 2206 | 1735 | 1231 | 961 | 670 | 566 | 216 | 178 | 173 | 280 | 239 | 236 | 232 | 286 | 235 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:46PM1.89m | 7:14AM1.75m | 7:47PM1.84m | 8:15AM1.73m | 8:45PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.05m | 00:53AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.10m | 1:47AM0.17m | 2:09PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 533 | 533 | 652 | 730 | 1591 | 2153 | 2537 | 2632 | 2206 | 1735 | 1231 | 961 | 670 | 566 | 216 | 123 | 173 | 280 | 239 | 65 | 232 | 114 | 235 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | S 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 157 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 162 | 178 | 92 | 30 | 49 | 236 | 77 | 286 | 80 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | E 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 28 | 100 | 60 | 4 | 52 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | W 3 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2947 | 5 | 2358 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 49 | — | 83 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
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