Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2816 | 3152 | 637 | 648 | 3924 | 953 | 6497 | 3949 | 3068 | 1629 | 2020 | 1720 | 3826 | 3518 | 1539 | 1378 | 741 | 797 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.67m | 7:45AM1.80m | 8:14PM1.64m | 8:50AM1.77m | 9:20PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.13m | 1:19AM0.12m | 1:56PM0.17m | 2:14AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1355 | 1578 | 631 | 604 | 461 | 437 | 1949 | 2048 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 1805 | 1669 | 1539 | 1378 | 741 | 797 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 20 | 648 | 775 | 953 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 313 | 35 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | NW 3 | SSW 14 | WNW 3 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2816 | 3152 | 637 | 3 | 3924 | 1 | 6497 | 3949 | 3068 | 1629 | 2020 | 1720 | 3826 | 3518 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 287 | 172 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 172 | 313 | 575 | 1003 | 389 | 172 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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