
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | 172 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 132 | 198 | 256 | 179 | 176 | 121 | 240 | 235 | 273 | 259 | 250 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.79m | 5:11PM1.73m | 5:35AM1.75m | 5:57PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.70m | 6:45PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.13m | 11:26PM0.15m | 11:51AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 |
192 | 226 | 226 | 206 | 216 | 185 | 144 | 140 | 110 | 102 | 81 | 78 | 132 | 198 | 256 | 55 | 81 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 41 | 66 | 59 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 |
174 | 172 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 179 | 176 | 121 | 240 | 235 | 273 | 259 | 250 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 66 | 80 | 107 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 |
340 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 111 | 71 | 75 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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