Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 149 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 158 | 108 | 213 | 489 | 345 | 381 | 565 | 890 | 2839 | 3078 | 778 | 776 | 4062 | 5164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.74m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:05PM1.74m | 4:26AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:21PM0.15m | 10:44AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 149 | 142 | 136 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 55 | 56 | 170 | 176 | 121 | 118 | 1302 | 1404 | 608 | 627 | 636 | 2234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 101 | 134 | 112 | 6 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 64 | 747 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | S 20 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 64 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 62 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 63 | 127 | 158 | 108 | 213 | 489 | 345 | 381 | 565 | 890 | 2839 | 3078 | 778 | 776 | 4062 | 5164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 172 | 22 | 23 | 65 | 23 | 60 | 23 | 23 | 172 | 82 | 23 | 60 |
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