Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 554 | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 154 | 151 | 136 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.75m | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | 00:45AM1.71m | 1:16PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 694 | 554 | 138 | 141 | 136 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 154 | 151 | 136 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 21 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 166 | 123 | 446 | 441 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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