Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 99 | 98 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 102 | 152 | 213 | 273 | 210 | 239 | 169 | 228 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.66m | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 98 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 102 | 152 | 213 | 273 | 210 | 239 | 169 | 228 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 99 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 50 | 42 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 111 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
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