Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
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 Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3707 | 2153 | 2537 | 2605 | 2206 | 1735 | 1383 | 961 | 762 | 566 | 220 | 168 | 170 | 276 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 229 | 294 | 227 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.89m | 7:14AM1.75m | 7:47PM1.84m | 8:15AM1.73m | 8:45PM1.79m | 9:14AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.05m | 00:53AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.10m | 1:47AM0.17m | 2:09PM0.17m | 2:42AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1591 | 2153 | 2537 | 2605 | 2206 | 1735 | 1383 | 961 | 762 | 566 | 220 | 128 | 92 | 276 | 63 | 54 | 184 | 95 | 294 | 227 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | S 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1271 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 208 | 168 | 29 | 46 | 187 | 187 | 50 | 229 | 80 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 76 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 17 | S 9 | S 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 14 | SSW 17 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 15 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 170 | 11 | 26 | 56 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3707 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 45 | — | — | 120 | — | 77 | 182 | — | 104 | 64 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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