Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 416 | 883 | 849 | 975 | 1074 | 1367 | 1560 | 1480 | 1292 | 1275 | 978 | 366 | 845 | 775 | 828 | 838 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:24AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 341 | 416 | 883 | 849 | 975 | 1074 | 1367 | 1560 | 1480 | 1292 | 1275 | 978 | 190 | 845 | 775 | 828 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 136 | 68 | 83 | 108 | 99 | 96 | 129 | 147 | 132 | 98 | 16 | 366 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ESE 12 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 56 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 96 | 154 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 440 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | 38 | 32 | 34 | — | 2 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 173 |
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