Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 648 | 3924 | 6942 | 1860 | 2111 | 3068 | 1219 | 1426 | 3926 | 3891 | 3705 | 1519 | 1277 | 727 | 741 | 673 | 496 | 400 | 279 | 225 | 109 | 80 | 54 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.80m | 8:14PM1.64m | 8:50AM1.77m | 9:20PM1.63m | 9:54AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.12m | 1:56PM0.17m | 2:14AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.21m | 3:12AM0.18m | 3:53PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 648 | 490 | 437 | 1860 | 24 | 25 | 447 | 22 | 1950 | 1977 | 1805 | 1519 | 1277 | 727 | 741 | 673 | 496 | 400 | 279 | 225 | 109 | 46 | 46 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 775 | 941 | 22 | — | — | 23 | — | 21 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 322 | 143 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 80 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 53 | 43 | 54 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 637 | 3924 | 6942 | 6 | 2111 | 3068 | 1219 | 1426 | 3926 | 3891 | 3705 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 46 | 75 | 82 | — | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 172 | 318 | 575 | 1003 | 389 | 172 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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