Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.71m | 1:16PM1.84m | 1:39AM1.77m | 2:08PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:55AM0.08m | 8:29PM0.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 96 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 106 | 66 | 99 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 104 | 36 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 27 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 64 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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