Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 65 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 72 | 123 | 196 | 221 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | 11:44PM1.55m | 12:11PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | 5:50AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 221 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 65 | 55 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 72 | 123 | 196 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | S 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 42 | — | 34 | — | — | 1 | — | 37 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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