
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SE 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
324 | 304 | 288 | 456 | 429 | 341 | 1584 | 255 | 303 | 298 | 294 | 220 | 195 | 189 | 246 | 303 | 298 | 454 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.62m | 1:17AM1.55m | 1:42PM1.64m | 2:01AM1.56m | 2:25PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.40m | 7:33AM0.35m | 8:05PM0.37m | 8:18AM0.32m | 8:48PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
91 | 78 | 66 | 456 | 429 | 341 | 346 | 255 | 303 | 298 | 294 | 220 | 195 | 189 | 246 | 303 | 298 | 454 | 378 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 12 |
324 | 304 | 288 | 208 | 203 | 188 | 262 | 88 | 248 | 241 | 231 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 183 | 130 | 123 | 90 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | — | SSW 10 |
32 | 73 | 179 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 139 | 44 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 85 | — | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | SW 13 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1584 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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