Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1224 | 513 | 381 | 234 | 224 | 280 | 249 | 260 | 305 | 277 | 220 | 181 | 499 | 1226 | 1677 | 2810 | 2138 | 516 | 652 | 695 | 617 | 545 | 2876 | 2713 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.97m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:46PM1.96m | 5:12AM1.80m | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:12AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:29AM0.02m | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:24AM0.02m | 00:00AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 513 | 83 | 175 | 224 | 280 | 249 | 260 | 305 | 277 | 220 | 181 | 499 | 1 | 13 | 1297 | 1104 | 516 | 652 | 695 | 617 | 545 | 629 | 1533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | SW 22 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 381 | 234 | 172 | 118 | 92 | 59 | 96 | 103 | 138 | 132 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 225 | 103 | 6 | 109 | 112 | 215 | 869 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 3 | N 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1224 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 1226 | 1677 | 2810 | 2138 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2876 | 2713 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 80 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 172 | 80 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 |
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