Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 169 | 107 | 154 | 229 | 276 | 269 | 263 | 237 | 169 | 167 | 118 | 201 | 187 | 181 | 168 | 155 | 150 | 141 | 112 | 121 | 167 | 276 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.84m | 1:31AM1.78m | 2:00PM1.91m | 2:24AM1.80m | 2:54PM1.95m | 3:18AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.21m | 7:21PM0.20m | 7:42AM0.14m | 8:20PM0.15m | 8:39AM0.08m | 9:16PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 176 | 169 | 107 | 154 | 229 | 276 | 269 | 263 | 237 | 169 | 167 | 118 | 201 | 187 | 181 | 168 | 155 | 150 | 141 | 96 | 81 | 167 | 276 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | S 11 | NE 5 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 103 | 81 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 74 | 110 | 104 | 156 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 11 | 121 | 58 | 7 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | NNE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | — | 1 | 11 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
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