Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An 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 (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 767 | 742 | 596 | 813 | 1000 | 1479 | 1555 | 4281 | 3928 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 175 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.70m | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 767 | 742 | 596 | 813 | 1000 | 1479 | 1555 | 2114 | 1201 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 135 | 144 | 141 | 136 | 175 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 106 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 255 | 242 | 166 | 120 | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 10 | — | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 54 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | W 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 4281 | 3928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 55 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 60 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 18 | 1 |
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