Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1567 | 1749 | 1480 | 1441 | 1246 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 474 | 986 | 494 | 1927 | 2305 | 4575 | 7817 | 2987 | 2494 | 9324 | 1434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | 10:40PM1.45m | 11:06AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | 4:27AM0.44m | 5:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1567 | 1749 | 1480 | 1441 | 1246 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 474 | 986 | 494 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 2987 | 2494 | 1352 | 926 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | S 17 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 129 | 69 | 132 | 99 | 18 | 154 | 16 | 191 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 12 | 1728 | 1434 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 44 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 15 | 68 | 17 | 48 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 37 | 45 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 335 | 1927 | 2305 | 4575 | 7817 | 1931 | 1747 | 9324 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 60 | 314 | 475 | 172 | 402 | 610 | 672 | 313 | 2 |
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