Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 113 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 64 | 89 | 146 | 127 | 118 | 177 | 212 | 145 | 178 | 198 | 200 | 139 | 94 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | 00:57AM1.71m | 1:29PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | 7:07AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 64 | 78 | 102 | 106 | 116 | 103 | 40 | 145 | 178 | 140 | 200 | 139 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 113 | 72 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 46 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 106 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 36 | 61 | 60 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 89 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 126 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 11 | 45 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 53 | 69 | 88 | 113 | 146 | — | — | 177 | 212 | — | — | 198 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 223 | 172 | 223 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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