Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 215 | 210 | 94 | 93 | 59 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 165 | 118 | 153 | 363 | 240 | 236 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.63m | 7:34PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.58m | 8:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.25m | 1:17PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.31m | 2:01PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 215 | 210 | 94 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 118 | 153 | 34 | 240 | 236 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 191 | 21 | 165 | — | 43 | 39 | 93 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 37 | 47 | 32 | 43 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 172 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 50 | 6 | 44 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | 59 | 7 | 78 | 94 | 102 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 165 | 118 | 136 | 363 | 128 | 124 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 223 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 179 | 179 | 189 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 265 | 19 |
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