Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 201 | 193 | 186 | 176 | 169 | 107 | 154 | 229 | 276 | 269 | 263 | 237 | 169 | 167 | 118 | 201 | 239 | 181 | 165 | 155 | 147 | 132 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.74m | 1:08PM1.84m | 1:31AM1.78m | 2:00PM1.91m | 2:24AM1.80m | 2:54PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.26m | 6:45AM0.21m | 7:21PM0.20m | 7:42AM0.14m | 8:20PM0.15m | 8:39AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 216 | 201 | 193 | 186 | 176 | 169 | 107 | 154 | 229 | 276 | 269 | 263 | 237 | 169 | 167 | 118 | 201 | 239 | 181 | 165 | 155 | 147 | 132 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 58 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 102 | 81 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 74 | 112 | 104 | 156 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 36 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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