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 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). 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 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 218 | 273 | 189 | 135 | 131 | 95 | 55 | 35 | 380 | 94 | 236 | 390 | 315 | 264 | 215 | 196 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 218 | 273 | 189 | 135 | 131 | 51 | 47 | 20 | 131 | 129 | 136 | 88 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 95 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | N 6 | E 9 | E 14 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 2 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 2 | 13 | — | 4 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 118 | 380 | 94 | 236 | 390 | 315 | 264 | 215 | 196 | 447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 87 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 80 | 34 | 19 | 0 |
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