Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 82 | 82 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 84 | 79 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:43PM1.63m | 6:01AM1.52m | 6:26PM1.62m | 6:45AM1.51m | 7:11PM1.60m | 7:32AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.34m | 12:05PM0.31m | 00:33AM0.34m | 12:45PM0.32m | 1:13AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 53 | 73 | 96 | 96 | 113 | 454 | 544 | 769 | 501 | 467 | 353 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 53 | 51 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 84 | 79 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 54 | 31 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 51 | — | 7 | 44 | 59 | 12 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 86 | 116 | 164 | 175 | 167 | 244 | — | 3 | 16 | 50 | 57 | 20 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 179 |
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