Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2534 | 2308 | 2038 | 1770 | 1614 | 1497 | 1214 | 467 | 905 | 771 | 673 | 537 | 480 | 265 | 341 | 309 | 314 | 288 | 218 | 215 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.74m | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:01AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.70m | 9:34PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.15m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.17m | 2:10PM0.20m | 2:28AM0.20m | 3:05PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2534 | 2308 | 2038 | 1770 | 1614 | 1497 | 1214 | 338 | 905 | 771 | 673 | 537 | 480 | 265 | 341 | 309 | 314 | 288 | 218 | 215 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 467 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 32 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 27 | 25 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | SW 2 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 18 | — | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 80 |
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