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 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 432 | 421 | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 218 | 213 | 189 | 135 | 131 | 95 | 85 | 34 | 35 | 86 | 242 | 300 | 423 | 513 | 445 | 324 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 3:29AM1.77m | 3:51PM1.76m | 4:13AM1.82m | 4:36PM1.76m | 5:00AM1.84m | 5:24PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.16m | 10:06PM0.14m | 10:33AM0.12m | 10:52PM0.11m | 11:21AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 427 | 432 | 421 | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 218 | 213 | 189 | 135 | 131 | 43 | 46 | 19 | 113 | 99 | 72 | 86 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 95 | 85 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 13 | — | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 16 | — | 7 | 15 | 30 | 49 | 8 | 18 | 116 | 269 | 86 | 242 | 300 | 423 | 513 | 445 | 324 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 80 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 172 | 172 | 80 | 0 |
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