Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 543 | 573 | 1640 | 2050 | 862 | 2565 | 2609 | 2816 | 3174 | 536 | 3468 | 3632 | 6562 | 1835 | 2361 | 1411 | 1957 | 2211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.71m | 6:46AM1.82m | 7:12PM1.67m | 7:45AM1.80m | 8:14PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.10m | 1:02PM0.13m | 1:19AM0.12m | 1:56PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 472 | 543 | 573 | 678 | 811 | 862 | 1206 | 1206 | 1355 | 540 | 536 | 540 | 540 | 575 | 1835 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 529 | 12 | 551 | 666 | 817 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | — | ESE 13 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | WSW 5 | N 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 24 | 18 | 1640 | 2050 | 11 | 2565 | 2609 | 2816 | 3174 | 530 | 3468 | 3632 | 6562 | 24 | 2361 | 1411 | 1957 | 2211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 288 | 287 | 287 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 402 | 313 | 313 | 313 |
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