Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4511 | 3977 | 10800 | 6531 | 7425 | 1205 | 1111 | 3917 | 2342 | 955 | 783 | 651 | 514 | 443 | 369 | 292 | 228 | 196 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.80m | 5:01AM1.78m | 5:27PM1.73m | 5:52AM1.72m | 6:17PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.09m | 11:14AM0.10m | 11:36PM0.14m | 12:00PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4511 | 3977 | 3597 | 3686 | 3668 | 1003 | 871 | 917 | 2342 | 955 | 783 | 651 | 514 | 443 | 369 | 255 | 205 | 196 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 16 | E 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 839 | 3 | 581 | 500 | 435 | 350 | 288 | 228 | 292 | 228 | 169 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10800 | 6531 | 7425 | 1205 | 1111 | 3917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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