Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 99 | 219 | 895 | 2164 | 2460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.49m | 11:40AM1.56m | 00:01AM1.50m | 12:27PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.42m | 5:48PM0.44m | 6:06AM0.40m | 6:42PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 133 | 175 | 80 | 64 | 36 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 99 | 135 | 137 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 20 | SE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 92 | 88 | 73 | — | 4 | 219 | 895 | 2164 | 2460 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 475 | 862 |
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