
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1901 | 4324 | 5200 | 4065 | 8059 | 8924 | 10073 | 9057 | 2892 | 2643 | 7399 | 2570 | 2313 | 2097 | 1875 | 1686 | 1541 | 1214 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.71m | 6:13AM1.75m | 6:38PM1.68m | 7:04AM1.74m | 7:31PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.14m | 12:30PM0.14m | 00:49AM0.15m | 1:18PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 |
1901 | 2214 | 2856 | 4065 | 4883 | 4293 | 3762 | 3282 | 2892 | 2643 | 2606 | 2570 | 2313 | 2097 | 1875 | 1686 | 1541 | 1214 | 345 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | S 14 |
65 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 394 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
5 | 4324 | 5200 | 7 | 8059 | 8924 | 10073 | 9057 | — | — | 7399 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 314 | 23 | 172 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 313 | 265 | 82 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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