Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 208 | 363 | 582 | 443 | 354 | 367 | 276 | 269 | 201 | 198 | 186 | 130 | 172 | 222 | 327 | 1267 | 4102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.80m | 3:34PM1.95m | 3:57AM1.82m | 4:30PM1.95m | 4:54AM1.81m | 5:26PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.11m | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:56PM0.07m | 10:14AM-0.01m | 10:48PM0.06m | 11:07AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 54 | 70 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 64 | 70 | 582 | 443 | 354 | 367 | 276 | 269 | 201 | 198 | 186 | 130 | 172 | 222 | 280 | 1267 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 208 | 363 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 77 | 113 | 58 | 146 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | S 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 22 | E 15 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 53 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 92 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 327 | 80 | 4102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 75 | 75 | 172 |
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