Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 807 | 964 | 1225 | 917 | 1131 | 953 | 929 | 1117 | 1189 | 1314 | 1297 | 1102 | 1032 | 869 | 734 | 602 | 585 | 453 | 361 | 1094 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.81m | 6:21AM1.75m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:16AM1.70m | 7:43PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.05m | 00:04AM0.11m | 12:26PM0.12m | 00:51AM0.17m | 1:15PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 807 | 964 | 1225 | 917 | 1131 | 953 | 929 | 1117 | 1189 | 1314 | 1297 | 1102 | 1032 | 869 | 734 | 602 | 585 | 453 | 361 | 100 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 58 | 44 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 37 | 36 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 181 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 61 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1094 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
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