Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 337 | 256 | 246 | 231 | 169 | 225 | 169 | 196 | 659 | 746 | 678 | 726 | 803 | 1023 | 1238 | 1433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.56m | 9:22AM1.66m | 9:51PM1.57m | 10:24AM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 280 | 337 | 256 | 46 | 37 | 169 | 225 | 169 | 196 | 659 | 746 | 678 | 726 | 803 | 1023 | 1238 | 1433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 57 | 38 | 246 | 231 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 167 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 35 | 104 | 4 | 49 | 119 | 124 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 10 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 23 | 287 | 287 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 75 | 60 |
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