Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 66 | 96 | 136 | 163 | 159 | 143 | 117 | 103 | 89 | 81 | 48 | 44 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 61 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.87m | 1:52AM1.76m | 2:24PM1.91m | 2:46AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.16m | 8:08AM0.07m | 8:45PM0.11m | 9:05AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 57 | 96 | 136 | 163 | 159 | 143 | 117 | 103 | 89 | 81 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 51 | 66 | 93 | 90 | 114 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | E 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 64 | 74 | 261 | 384 | 476 | 584 | 698 | 672 | 606 | 1033 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 143 | 105 | 105 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 223 | 105 | 17 | 0 |
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