Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1406 | 1302 | 1996 | 4858 | 4595 | 4026 | 999 | 813 | 727 | 741 | 686 | 505 | 410 | 290 | 230 | 143 | 81 | 57 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.64m | 8:50AM1.77m | 9:20PM1.63m | 9:54AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.17m | 2:14AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.21m | 3:12AM0.18m | 3:53PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | -6 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 447 | 22 | 2315 | 2233 | 1866 | 999 | 813 | 727 | 741 | 686 | 505 | 410 | 290 | 230 | 143 | 81 | 39 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | 35 | 33 | 22 | 507 | 465 | 308 | 187 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1406 | 1302 | 1996 | 4858 | 4595 | 4026 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 44 | 64 | 82 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 692 | 313 | 179 | 172 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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