Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 613 | 958 | 1760 | 1513 | 1660 | 553 | 470 | 1439 | 2005 | 1415 | 971 | 971 | 848 | 878 | 972 | 928 | 928 | 503 | 534 | 1155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.43m | 9:47AM1.51m | 10:13PM1.42m | 10:40AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.41m | 3:02AM0.41m | 3:35PM0.45m | 3:51AM0.44m | 4:26PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 470 | 131 | 695 | 575 | 736 | 637 | 553 | 470 | 461 | 470 | 800 | 5 | 971 | 848 | 878 | 972 | 928 | 928 | 312 | 385 | 1155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 157 | 74 | 99 | 236 | 58 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 66 | 138 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 503 | 534 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | S 14 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 148 | 76 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 643 | 613 | 958 | 1760 | 1513 | 1660 | — | — | 1439 | 2005 | 1415 | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 80 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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