Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2179 | 2047 | 5762 | 3243 | 5594 | 3241 | 653 | 4583 | 4306 | 429 | 320 | 312 | 300 | 292 | 744 | 3119 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.66m | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.38m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2179 | 2047 | 1703 | 1772 | 380 | 469 | 397 | 372 | 356 | 311 | 269 | 215 | 177 | 157 | 744 | 789 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 739 | 644 | 653 | 540 | 435 | 429 | 320 | 312 | 300 | 292 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 1088 | 971 | 5762 | 3243 | 5594 | 3241 | — | 4583 | 4306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3119 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 445 | 82 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 17 |
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