
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1999 | 1780 | 1575 | 1533 | 904 | 355 | 336 | 317 | 383 | 272 | 274 | 264 | 281 | 404 | 418 | 454 | 437 | 454 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.47m | 12:16PM1.57m | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.45m | 5:37AM0.42m | 6:13PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 |
893 | 790 | 746 | 754 | 904 | 338 | 230 | 230 | 383 | 272 | 274 | 264 | 281 | 404 | 418 | 454 | 437 | 454 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 355 | 336 | 317 | 225 | 215 | 163 | 167 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 176 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — |
1999 | 1780 | 1575 | 1533 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 60 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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