Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 437 | 372 | 229 | 173 | 294 | 218 | 162 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 98 | 48 | 110 | 83 | 116 | 163 | 388 | 282 | 559 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | 2:04AM1.65m | 2:25PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | 8:12AM0.27m | 8:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 424 | 437 | 372 | 103 | 65 | 294 | 218 | 162 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 51 | 30 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 163 | 388 | 282 | 559 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 17 | E 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 229 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 83 | 116 | 40 | 103 | 200 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | 45 | 98 | 48 | 110 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 80 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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