Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 181 | 124 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 81 | 277 | 230 | 408 | 625 | 610 | 561 | 547 | 787 | 927 | 905 | 871 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.91m | 4:33AM1.82m | 5:03PM1.87m | 5:27AM1.79m | 5:56PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.05m | 10:48AM0.01m | 11:17PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 374 | 297 | 160 | 128 | 103 | 100 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 408 | 625 | 610 | 561 | 547 | 787 | 927 | 905 | 871 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 131 | 181 | 63 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 54 | 61 | 74 | 72 | 96 | 77 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 124 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 81 | 277 | 230 | 55 | 51 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 52 | 52 | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
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