Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 835 | 875 | 919 | 1003 | 1018 | 1178 | 1382 | 1240 | 585 | 1016 | 1019 | 1004 | 893 | 3264 | 1622 | 632 | 608 | 978 | 931 | 880 | 311 | 383 | 274 | 275 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.42m | 10:40AM1.51m | 11:04PM1.43m | 11:29AM1.53m | 11:52PM1.47m | 12:16PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.44m | 4:26PM0.46m | 4:43AM0.44m | 5:20PM0.45m | 5:37AM0.42m | 6:13PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 835 | 875 | 919 | 1003 | 1018 | 1178 | 1382 | 1240 | 353 | 1016 | 1019 | 1004 | 893 | 778 | 746 | 127 | 608 | 978 | 931 | 880 | 311 | 383 | 274 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | 254 | 215 | 213 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3264 | 1622 | 632 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 19 | 80 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest